PT-2022-12931 · Adobe · Media Encoder

Published 2022-06-13 · Updated 2022-06-30 · CVE-2021-46818

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Media Encoder versions 15.4 and earlier

Description The issue is a memory corruption vulnerability that can be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. This requires user interaction, where a victim must open a malicious M4A file.

Recommendations For Adobe Media Encoder versions 15.4 and earlier, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue to prevent arbitrary code execution. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of M4A files from untrusted sources until a patch is available.

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-46818

Affected Products

Media Encoder

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-46818 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-46818 · Vendor Advisory
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/media-encoder/apsb21-70.html · Vendor Advisory