PT-2021-4964 · Adobe · Prelude

Published 2021-09-26 · Updated 2022-02-03 · CVE-2021-40773

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.1

High

Base vector

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

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

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

Recommendations For Adobe Prelude versions 10.1 and earlier, update to a version that is not affected by this issue to prevent exploitation. 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:2021-05718

CVE-2021-40773

Affected Products

Prelude

References · 6

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/prelude/apsb21-96.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-40773 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-05718 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40773 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/32787 · Telegram Post
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021110103 · Note