Adobe Animate up to 21.0.3 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Animate up to 21.0.3. Impacted is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2021-21071. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Animate up to 21.0.3 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 03/13/2021. The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-21071. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209433 (Adobe Animate 20.x < 20.5.2 / 21.x < 21.0.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB21-21)), 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 (209433). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 209433
Nessus Name: Adobe Animate 20.x < 20.5.2 / 21.x < 21.0.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB21-21)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

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03/13/2021 +85 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: helpx.adobe.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-21071 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-21071
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-171220

Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2021 07:44
Updated: 05/04/2025 04:19
Changes: 03/13/2021 07:44 (36), 04/01/2021 06:41 (5), 04/01/2021 06:45 (8), 10/23/2024 21:23 (16), 05/04/2025 04:19 (3)
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