Buffer overflow in Adobe Xmp Toolkit

CVE-2021-39847

XMP Toolkit SDK version 2020.1 (and earlier) is affected by a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction in that a victim must open a crafted 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: 0.054 (92.4th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.4% 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-2021-39847: held from 0.054 to 0.054.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.054 · newest: 0.054 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-39847?
CVE-2021-39847 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Xmp Toolkit, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-09-01.
How severe is CVE-2021-39847?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-39847 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.