PT-2021-3942 · Adobe · After Effects

Published 2021-07-20 · Updated 2022-10-07 · CVE-2021-36017

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe After Effects versions 18.2.1 and earlier

Description The issue is caused by a memory corruption vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction, where a victim must open a malicious file.

Recommendations For Adobe After Effects versions 18.2.1 and earlier, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue to prevent arbitrary code execution. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Buffer Overflow

Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-788

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-04459

CVE-2021-36017

ZDI-21-900

Affected Products

After Effects

References · 7

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/after_effects/apsb21-54.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-36017 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-900 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36017 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-04459 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/20583 · Telegram Post
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021072030 · Note