PT-2021-4900 · Adobe · Prelude

Published 2021-10-26 · Updated 2022-04-25 · CVE-2021-40771

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Prelude versions 10.1 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a memory corruption vulnerability due to insecure handling of a malicious WAV file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User interaction is required, as the victim must open a specially crafted file to exploit this vulnerability. The vulnerability is also described as a buffer overflow in memory, which can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Adobe Prelude version 10.1 and earlier, update to a version that is not affected by this vulnerability. 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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-788

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-05635

CVE-2021-40771

Affected Products

Prelude

References · 7

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/prelude/apsb21-96.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40771 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-40771 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-05635 · Security Note
• https://securitylab.ru/vulnerability/526128.php · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/32794 · Telegram Post
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021110103 · Note