What is CVE-2021-44179?

CVE-2021-44179 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Dimension, classified under CWE-788. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-12-20.

How severe is CVE-2021-44179?

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

Buffer overflow in Adobe Dimension

CVE-2021-44179

Adobe Dimension versions 3.4.3 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability due to insecure handling of a malicious GIF file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability.

EPSS: 0.030 (85.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Adobe Dimension — versions unspecified
Apple Macos
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-788
CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

psirt@adobe.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-44179?: CVE-2021-44179 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Dimension, classified under CWE-788. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2021-44179?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.