CVE-2021-21077 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Adobe Animate version 21.0.3 (and earlier) is affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability. 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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.05679.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Adobe	Animate
Microsoft	Windows

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:animate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-8468	Adobe Animate version 21.0.3 (and earlier) is affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability. 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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb21-21.html

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published: 2021-03-12T18:11:37.391Z

Updated: 2025-04-23T19:43:56.048Z

Reserved: 2020-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-21077

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-03-12T19:15:14.443

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:47:31.360

Link: CVE-2021-21077

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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