PT-2021-4867 · Adobe · Audition

Published 2021-10-26 · Updated 2022-03-22 · CVE-2021-40737

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Audition version 14.4 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a Null pointer dereference when parsing a specially crafted file, which can lead to an application denial-of-service in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction, where a victim must open a malicious file. Additionally, it is described as a buffer overflow vulnerability in memory, which can allow an attacker to cause a denial-of-service.

Recommendations For Adobe Audition version 14.4 and earlier, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-788

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-05595

CVE-2021-40737

Affected Products

Audition

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40737 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/audition/apsb21-92.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-40737 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-05595 · Security Note
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021110224 · Note