Buffer overflow in Adobe Bridge

CVE-2021-36073

Adobe Bridge version 11.1 (and earlier) is affected by a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability when parsing a crafted .SGI file. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code 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:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.075 (94.3th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-36073: rose from 0.056 to 0.075.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.056 · newest: 0.075 · change: +0.020

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-36073?
CVE-2021-36073 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Bridge, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-09-01.
How severe is CVE-2021-36073?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.