Buffer overflow in Adobe Animate
CVE-2021-21071
Adobe Animate version 21.0.3 (and earlier) is affected by a Memory Corruption 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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.046 (91.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.042 · newest: 0.046 · change: +0.004
Affected products
- Adobe Animate — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb21-21.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-21071?
- CVE-2021-21071 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Animate, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-03-12.
- How severe is CVE-2021-21071?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.