Out-of-bounds Read in Adobe Media Encoder
CVE-2021-28589
Adobe Media Encoder version 15.2 (and earlier) is affected by an Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. 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
EPSS: 0.020 (79.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Adobe Media Encoder — versions unspecified
- Adobe Media_encoder
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-28589?
- CVE-2021-28589 is a low-severity vulnerability in Adobe Media Encoder, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2021-08-20.
- How severe is CVE-2021-28589?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.