CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2021-40759

Adobe After Effects version 18.4.1 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability due to insecure handling of a malicious .m4a file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User interaction is required in that the victim must open a specially crafted file to exploit this vulnerability.

9.3 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 10

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

Scope

7.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/after_effects/apsb21-79.html Patch Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1
Information

Published : 2021-11-18 05:15

Updated : 2022-04-25 04:54

NVD link : CVE-2021-40759

Mitre link : CVE-2021-40759

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer