CVE-2021-40782

Adobe Media Encoder 15.4.1 (and earlier) is affected by 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 in that a victim must open a malicious file.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/media-encoder/apsb21-99.html	Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/media-encoder/apsb21-99.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:media_encoder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*

History

21 Nov 2024, 06:24

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/media-encoder/apsb21-99.html - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/media-encoder/apsb21-99.html - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2022-03-16 15:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 06:24

NVD link : CVE-2021-40782

Mitre link : CVE-2021-40782

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-40782

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

macos

microsoft

windows

adobe

media_encoder

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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