Out-of-bounds Read in Adobe Audition
CVE-2021-44697
Adobe Audition versions 14.4 (and earlier), and 22.0 (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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Audition — versions unspecified, 22.0
- Apple macOS
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/audition/apsb21-121.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1578/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-44697?
- CVE-2021-44697 is a low-severity vulnerability in Adobe Audition, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2021-12-20.
- How severe is CVE-2021-44697?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.