PT-2021-5979 · Adobe · Animate

Published 2021-06-08 · Updated 2021-08-30 · CVE-2021-28629

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 Animate versions 21.0.6 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a Heap-based Buffer Overflow, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction, where a victim must open a malicious file, potentially a specially crafted PDF file.

Recommendations For Adobe Animate versions 21.0.6 and earlier, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Heap Based Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-122

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-00498

CVE-2021-28629

Affected Products

Animate

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-28629 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-28629 · Vendor Advisory
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb21-50.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-00498 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/20395 · Telegram Post