What is CVE-2021-42529?

CVE-2021-42529 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Xmp Toolkit, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-05-02.

How severe is CVE-2021-42529?

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

Is CVE-2021-42529 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Adobe Xmp Toolkit

CVE-2021-42529

XMP Toolkit SDK version 2021.07 (and earlier) is affected by a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction in that a…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (63.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Adobe Xmp Toolkit — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-121 — Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-42529?: CVE-2021-42529 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Xmp Toolkit, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-05-02.
How severe is CVE-2021-42529?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-42529 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.