PT-2021-4908 · Adobe · After Effects

Published 2021-10-26 · Updated 2021-11-19 · CVE-2021-40756

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 After Effects version 18.4.1 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 After Effects version 18.4.1 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:2021-05643

CVE-2021-40756

Affected Products

After Effects

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40756 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-05643 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-40756 · Vendor Advisory
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/after_effects/apsb21-79.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021110304 · Note