Buffer overflow in Premiere Elements - CVE-2021-40701
Published: September 15, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU56599
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-40701
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and crash the application.
Affected software
Premiere Elements
How to mitigate CVE-2021-40701
Install updates from vendor's website.
Premiere Elements - update to 2021.19.0 20210809.daily.2242976