Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer in Adobe Bridge - CVE-2021-36049
Published: August 17, 2021 / Updated: August 18, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU55965
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-36049
CWE-ID: CWE-788
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Affected software
Adobe Bridge
How to mitigate CVE-2021-36049
Install updates from vendor's website.
Adobe Bridge - addressed in versions 10.1.3, 11.0.2