Out-of-bounds Read in Adobe Character Animator
CVE-2021-40766
Adobe Character Animator version 4.4 (and earlier versions) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. 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 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (66.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 66.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Character Animator
- Adobe Character Animator (Preview 4) — versions unspecified
- Apple macOS
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/character_animator/apsb21-95.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-40766?
- CVE-2021-40766 is a low-severity vulnerability in Adobe Character Animator, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2022-03-16.
- How severe is CVE-2021-40766?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.