What is CVE-2021-43756?

CVE-2021-43756 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Media Encoder, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-06-15.

How severe is CVE-2021-43756?

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

Buffer overflow in Adobe Media Encoder

CVE-2021-43756

Adobe Media Encoder versions 22.0, 15.4.2 (and earlier) are affected by an Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current u…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.014 (80.8th 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 Media Encoder — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/media-encoder/apsb21-118.html (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-43756?: CVE-2021-43756 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Media Encoder, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-06-15.
How severe is CVE-2021-43756?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.