What is CVE-2021-42738?

CVE-2021-42738 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Prelude, classified under CWE-788. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-11-22.

How severe is CVE-2021-42738?

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

Buffer overflow in Adobe Prelude

CVE-2021-42738

Adobe Prelude version 10.1 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability due to insecure handling of a malicious MXF file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User interact…

EPSS: 0.019 (77.7th 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 Prelude — versions unspecified
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-788
CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

psirt@adobe.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-42738?: CVE-2021-42738 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Prelude, classified under CWE-788. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-11-22.
How severe is CVE-2021-42738?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.