CVE-2011-4218

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.

Published: 2011-11-01 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

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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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-4218

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)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-4218

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-4218

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-4218

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
investintech slimpdf_reader cpe:2.3:a:investintech:slimpdf_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-4218

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