What is CVE-2021-40703?

CVE-2021-40703 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Not A Product, classified under CWE-788. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-09-27.

How severe is CVE-2021-40703?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Adobe Not A Product

CVE-2021-40703

Adobe Premiere Elements version 2021.2235820 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability due to insecure handling of a malicious m4a file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current u…

EPSS: 0.016 (73.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Adobe Not A Product — versions unspecified
Adobe Premiere_elements
Apple Macos
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-788
CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

psirt@adobe.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40703?: CVE-2021-40703 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Not A Product, classified under CWE-788. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-09-27.
How severe is CVE-2021-40703?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.