PT-2021-5987 · Adobe · After Effects

Published 2021-12-14 · Updated 2023-09-11 · CVE-2021-44192

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 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 that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction, in that a victim must open a malicious file. This could potentially allow a remote attacker to elevate their privileges and gain unauthorized access to protected information.

Recommendations For Adobe After Effects versions 22.0 (and earlier) and 18.4.2 (and earlier), update to a version that is not affected by this vulnerability. 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:2022-00506

CVE-2021-44192

ZDI-21-1568

Affected Products

After Effects

References · 9

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/after_effects/apsb21-115.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44192 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1568 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-44192 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-00506 · Security Note
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021121524 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/70085 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1699774254072447483 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/57953 · Telegram Post