CVE-2021-40751CWE-788

Adobe After Effects M4A File Parsing Memory Corruption Arbitrary Code Execution

High · published November 18, 2021

CVSS v3.0
7.8
EPSS
2%
Percentile
82.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Adobe After Effects version 18.4 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability due to insecure handling of a malicious .m4a file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User interaction is required in that the victim must open a specially crafted file to exploit this vulnerability.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02188 · 82.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-788 · Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer
Published
2021-11-18T16:11Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 NOV 16:11Z
    Adobe After Effects M4A File Parsing Memory Corruption Arbitrary Code Execution
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