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

EPSS: 0.012 (63.8th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.