Use-after-free in Lightroom - CVE-2021-43753
Published: December 16, 2021 / Updated: December 21, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU59040
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-2021-43753
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing TIFF files. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted TIFF file and read contents of memory on the system.
Affected software
Lightroom
How to mitigate CVE-2021-43753
Install updates from vendor's website.
Lightroom - update to 5.1