PT-2021-6188 · Adobe · Animate

Published 2021-10-26 · Updated 2021-11-19 · CVE-2021-42271

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Animate versions 21.0.9 and earlier

Description The issue is related to an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in Adobe Animate, which could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction, specifically opening a malicious BMP file.

Recommendations For Adobe Animate versions 21.0.9 and earlier, update to a version that fixes the out-of-bounds write vulnerability to prevent arbitrary code execution. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of BMP files from untrusted sources until a patch is available. Restrict access to potentially malicious files to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-01104

CVE-2021-42271

ZDI-21-1253

Affected Products

Animate

References · 8

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-01104 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-42271 · Vendor Advisory
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb21-105.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42271 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1253 · Security Note
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021102706 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/32642 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/23438 · Telegram Post