Use of Uninitialized Variable in DaVinci Resolve - CVE-2021-40418
Published: January 10, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU59327
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-40418
CWE-ID: CWE-457
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to use of uninitialized memory while parsing a file that is submitted to the DPDecoder service as a job. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Affected software
DaVinci Resolve
How to mitigate CVE-2021-40418
Install updates from vendor's website.
DaVinci Resolve - update to 17.4.3