PT-2021-6797 · Adobe+4 · Xmp Toolkit Sdk+4

Published 2021-09-14 · Updated 2025-08-04 · CVE-2021-40716

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions XMP Toolkit SDK versions 2021.07 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, where a victim must open a malicious file.

Recommendations For XMP Toolkit SDK versions 2021.07 and earlier, update to a version later than 2021.07 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the ability to open malicious files to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the vulnerable XMP Toolkit SDK until a patch is available.

Fix

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-02220

CVE-2021-40716

DLA-3585-1

DLA-4264-1

MGASA-2022-0236

USN-5483-1

Affected Products

Astra Linux

Debian

Linuxmint

Ubuntu

Xmp Toolkit Sdk

References · 41

• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-36053 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-36055 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-02220 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-12648 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-36050 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-42532 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-42529 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-36054 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-40716 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-40716 · Vendor Advisory
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/xmpcore/apsb21-85.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-36045 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40716 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-40716 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-42530 · Vendor Advisory