Out-of-bounds Read in Adobe Audition
CVE-2021-44699
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 MP4 file.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.018 (76.3th 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 Audition — versions unspecified, 22.0
- Apple Macos
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
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-2021-44699?
- CVE-2021-44699 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-2021-44699?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.