PT-2021-5398 · Adobe · After Effects

Published 2021-10-26 · Updated 2021-11-19 · CVE-2021-40761

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 versions 18.4.1 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. The vulnerability can be exploited by a remote attacker using a specially crafted PDF file.

Recommendations For Adobe After Effects versions 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:2021-06237

CVE-2021-40761

Affected Products

After Effects

References · 5

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-06237 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-40761 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40761 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/after_effects/apsb21-79.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/32636 · Telegram Post