PT-2021-6740 · Adobe · Prelude

Published 2021-09-14 · Updated 2021-11-24 · CVE-2021-40774

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Prelude versions 10.1 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a null pointer dereference vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve an application denial-of-service in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction, where a victim must open a malicious file.

Recommendations For Adobe Prelude version 10.1 and earlier, update to a version that is not affected by this issue to resolve the vulnerability. 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:2022-02123

CVE-2021-40774

Affected Products

Prelude

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40774 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-40774 · Vendor Advisory
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/prelude/apsb21-96.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-02123 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/32800 · Telegram Post