CVE-2021-36017CWE-788

Adobe After Effects PDF File Parsing Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High · published September 2, 2021

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
3%
Percentile
87.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Adobe After Effects version 18.2.1 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.03002 · 87.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-788 · Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer
Published
2021-09-02T17:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 02 SEP 17:00Z
    Adobe After Effects PDF File Parsing Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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