Buffer overflow in Adobe Prelude

CVE-2021-43012

Adobe Prelude version 10.1 (and earlier) are affected by a memory corruption vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious M4A file.

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.021 (80.6th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 80.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-43012: held from 0.020 to 0.021.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.021 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-43012?
CVE-2021-43012 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Prelude, classified under CWE-788. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-11-16.
How severe is CVE-2021-43012?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.