2021-28609 | Adobe After Effects out-of-bounds read (apsb21-49)

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A vulnerability was found in Adobe After Effects up to 18.2. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe After Effects version 18.2 (and earlier) is affected by an Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive memory information in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

The weakness was released 08/25/2021 as apsb21-49. It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-28609 since 03/16/2021. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn’t need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-125
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Upgrade: helpx.adobe.com

03/16/2021 CVE assigned
08/25/2021 +161 days Advisory disclosed
08/25/2021 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/26/2021 +1 days VulDB last updateVendor: https://www.adobe.com/

Advisory: apsb21-49
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-28609 (🔒)

Created: 08/25/2021 08:55
Updated: 08/26/2021 20:06
Changes: (1) source_cve_cna
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