NULL pointer dereference in Adobe XMP-Toolkit-SDK - CVE-2021-40732
Published: June 17, 2022 / Updated: June 17, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU64469
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-40732
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Adobe XMP-Toolkit-SDK
Adobe XMP-Toolkit-SDK
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in XMP-Toolkit-SDK. A local attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted MXF file to leak data from certain memory locations and cause a local denial of service in the context of the current user.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-40732
Install update from vendor's website.