Out-of-bounds Read in Adobe Media Encoder
CVE-2021-43760
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 MOV file.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.003 (23.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Adobe Media Encoder — versions 0
- Adobe Media_encoder — versions 22.0
- Apple Macos
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-43760?
- CVE-2021-43760 is a low-severity vulnerability in Adobe Media Encoder, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2023-07-12.
- How severe is CVE-2021-43760?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.