CVE-2021-42721 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Acrobat Bridge versions 11.1.1 and earlier are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of Format event actions that could result in 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

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01819.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Adobe Subscribe	Media Encoder Subscribe
Microsoft Subscribe	Windows Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

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cpe:2.3:a:adobe:media_encoder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-29681	Acrobat Bridge versions 11.1.1 and earlier are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of Format event actions that could result in 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/bridge/apsb21-94.html

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published: 2021-11-16T20:02:38.918743Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T01:16:10.186Z

Reserved: 2021-10-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-42721

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-11-16T21:15:10.047

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:28:02.437

Link: CVE-2021-42721

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-416

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