PT-2021-6191 · Adobe · Animate

Published 2021-10-26 · Updated 2021-11-18 · CVE-2021-42268

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/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 a Null pointer dereference when parsing a specially crafted FLA file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this to achieve an application denial-of-service in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction, where a victim must open a malicious file. Additionally, exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user using a specially crafted file.

Recommendations For Adobe Animate versions 21.0.9 and earlier, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-01107

CVE-2021-42268

Affected Products

Animate

References · 4

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-01107 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42268 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-42268 · Vendor Advisory
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb21-105.html · Vendor Advisory