CVE-2021-40778
CVSS V2 Medium 4.3
CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
Description
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-40778
- Assigner
- psirt@adobe.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2022-03-16T15:15:13
- Last Modified Date
- 2022-03-22T17:41:20
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:media_encoder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 15.4.1 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 4.3
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 5.5
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/media-encoder/apsb21-99.html | Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40778 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-40778 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 15:44:53 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-06 12:35:09 | 2022-03-16T15:15Z | 2022-03-16T15:15:13 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-06 12:35:09 | 2022-03-22T17:41:20 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-06 12:35:09 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |