Denial of service in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application



Published: 2021-11-09
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-43017
CWE-ID CWE-378
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Creative Cloud Desktop Application
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Vendor Adobe

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions

EUVDB-ID: #VU58076

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-43017

CWE-ID: CWE-378 - Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to creation of temporary file with insecure permissions. A local user can crash the application.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Creative Cloud Desktop Application: 5.0 - 5.5.0.619

External links

http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb21-111.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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