CVE-2021-45054 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Adobe InCopy version 16.4 (and earlier) is affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of a JPEG2000 file that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. 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 Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04724.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Adobe	Incopy
Apple	Macos
Microsoft	Windows

Configuration 1 [-]

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cpe:2.3:a:adobe:incopy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-31850	Adobe InCopy version 16.4 (and earlier) is affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of a JPEG2000 file that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. 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/incopy/apsb22-04.html

History

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published: 2022-01-13T20:27:31.538Z

Updated: 2025-04-23T19:13:03.217Z

Reserved: 2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-45054

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T04:32:13.612Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-01-13T21:15:08.380

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:31:52.120

Link: CVE-2021-45054

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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