Memory leak in Adobe Photoshop - CVE-2021-43020
Published: December 14, 2021 / Updated: January 12, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU58972
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-43020
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak when parsing specially crafted TIFF files. A remote attacker can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.
Affected software
Adobe Photoshop
How to mitigate CVE-2021-43020
Install updates from vendor's website.
Adobe Photoshop - addressed in versions 22.5.4, 23.1