PT-2021-5976 · Adobe · Audition

Mat Powell · Published 2021-12-14 · Updated 2021-12-23 · CVE-2021-44699

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Audition versions 14.4 and earlier Adobe Audition versions 22.0 and earlier

Description The issue is related to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Adobe Audition, which could lead to the disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction, where a victim must open a malicious MP4 file.

Recommendations For Adobe Audition versions 14.4 and earlier, update to a version later than 14.4 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Audition versions 22.0 and earlier, update to a version later than 22.0 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of MP4 files from untrusted sources until a patch is available.

Fix

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-00495

CVE-2021-44699

ZDI-21-1579

Affected Products

Audition

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44699 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1579 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/audition/apsb21-121.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-00495 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-44699 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/34325 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/24712 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/24675 · Telegram Post