PT-2021-6744 · Adobe · Premiere Elements

Published 2021-10-26 · Updated 2022-03-22 · CVE-2021-40788

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 Premiere Elements versions 20210809.daily.2242976 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 Premiere Elements versions 20210809.daily.2242976 and earlier, consider avoiding the use of the vulnerable file parsing functionality until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the opening of files from untrusted sources to minimize the risk of exploitation. 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:2022-02127

CVE-2021-40788

Affected Products

Premiere Elements

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40788 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/premiere_elements/apsb21-106.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-40788 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-02127 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/39044 · Telegram Post