Investintech.com SlimPDF Reader does not prevent faulting-instruction data from affecting write operations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2011-4218 is rated High Risk (68.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.05%). Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-01-10 | 2.15% | 3.05% | +0.90% |
| 2 | 2025-12-06 | 2.79% | 2.15% | -0.64% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 2.79% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| investintech | slimpdf_reader | — | cpe:2.3:a:investintech:slimpdf_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/275036 | US Government Resource |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71098 |