Adobe After Effects up to 18.4.2/22.0 out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Adobe After Effects up to 18.4.2/22.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-44190. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Adobe After Effects up to 18.4.2/22.0. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe After Effects versions 22.0 (and earlier) and 18.4.2 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

The weakness was released 09/07/2023 as apsb21-115. The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-44190 since 11/23/2021. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209379 (Adobe After Effects < 18.4.3 / 22.0.0 < 22.1.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB21-115) (macOS)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (209379). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.7

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 3.3
CNA Vector (Adobe Systems Incorporated): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 209379
Nessus Name: Adobe After Effects < 18.4.3 / 22.0.0 < 22.1.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB21-115) (macOS)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

11/23/2021 🔍
09/07/2023 +652 days 🔍
09/07/2023 +0 days 🔍
04/22/2025 +593 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb21-115
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-44190 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-44190
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-239121

Entryinfo

Created: 09/07/2023 23:12
Updated: 04/22/2025 05:41
Changes: 09/07/2023 23:12 (49), 10/21/2024 19:57 (17), 04/22/2025 05:41 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:0EF:103

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