PT-2021-4877 · Adobe · Character Animator

Published 2021-10-26 · Updated 2022-03-22 · CVE-2021-40762

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 Character Animator versions 4.4 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a Null pointer dereference when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this to achieve an application denial-of-service in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction, where a victim must open a malicious file.

Recommendations For Adobe Character Animator versions 4.4 and earlier, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-05607

CVE-2021-40762

Affected Products

Character Animator

References · 6

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/character_animator/apsb21-95.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40762 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-05607 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-40762 · Vendor Advisory
• https://securitylab.ru/vulnerability/526133.php · Note
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021110105 · Note