PT-2021-6869 · Adobe · Media Encoder

Published 2021-10-26 · Updated 2022-03-22 · CVE-2021-40782

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 Media Encoder versions 15.4.1 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a Null pointer dereference when parsing a specially crafted 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.

Recommendations For Adobe Media Encoder versions 15.4.1 and earlier, update to a version later than 15.4.1 to resolve the issue. 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:2022-02360

CVE-2021-40782

Affected Products

Media Encoder

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40782 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/media-encoder/apsb21-99.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-40782 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-02360 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/39085 · Telegram Post