What is CVE-2021-42528?

CVE-2021-42528 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Xmp Toolkit, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-05-02.

How severe is CVE-2021-42528?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-42528 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

NULL pointer dereference in Adobe Xmp Toolkit

CVE-2021-42528

XMP Toolkit 2021.07 (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 t…

EPSS: 0.001 (30.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Adobe Xmp Toolkit — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-42528?: CVE-2021-42528 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Xmp Toolkit, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-05-02.
How severe is CVE-2021-42528?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-42528 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.