Out-of-bounds read in Adobe Media Encoder - CVE-2021-43757
Published: December 16, 2021 / Updated: December 21, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU59034
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-2021-43757
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 3GP file, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger an out-of-bounds read and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Affected software
Adobe Media Encoder
How to mitigate CVE-2021-43757
Install updates from vendor's website.
Adobe Media Encoder - addressed in versions 15.4.3, 22.1.1