Out-of-bounds Read in Adobe Media Encoder
CVE-2021-43757
Adobe Media Encoder versions 22.0, 15.4.2 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious 3GP file
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
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: 0.004 (27.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 27.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Media Encoder — versions 0
- Adobe Media Encoder — versions 22.0
- Apple macOS
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/media-encoder/apsb21-118.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-43757?
- CVE-2021-43757 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Media Encoder, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-07-12.
- How severe is CVE-2021-43757?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.