NULL pointer dereference in Adobe Premiere Elements
CVE-2021-40785
Adobe Premiere Elements 20210809.daily.2242976 (and earlier) is affected by a Null pointer dereference vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve an application denial-of-service in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (65.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 65.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Premiere Elements — versions unspecified
- Adobe Premiere Elements
- Apple macOS
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/premiere_elements/apsb21-106.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-40785?
- CVE-2021-40785 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Premiere Elements, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-03-16.
- How severe is CVE-2021-40785?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.