PT-2021-5531 · Adobe · After Effects

Published 2021-12-14 · Updated 2023-09-11 · CVE-2021-44188

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 After Effects versions 22.0 (and earlier) and 18.4.2 (and earlier)

Description The issue is related to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability, which could result in a read past the end of an allocated memory structure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction, in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Recommendations For Adobe After Effects versions 22.0 (and earlier) and 18.4.2 (and earlier), at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-06381

CVE-2021-44188

ZDI-21-1565

Affected Products

After Effects

References · 10

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-06381 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1565 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/after_effects/apsb21-115.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44188 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-44188 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/cracbot/status/1700026237442482407 · Twitter Post
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021121524 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/57952 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/70076 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1699774263195000882 · Twitter Post