Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer in Prelude - CVE-2021-42738
Published: November 1, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU57810
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-42738
CWE-ID: CWE-788
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Prelude
Prelude
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-42738
Install updates from vendor's website.