VDB-177672 · CVE-2021-28573 · Nessus 209426

Adobe Animate up to 21.0.5 out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Adobe Animate up to 21.0.5. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2021-28573. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Adobe Animate up to 21.0.5. Affected is an unknown code block. 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 weakness was disclosed 06/28/2021. The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-28573. 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 209426 (Adobe Animate 20.x < 20.5.2 / 21.x < 21.0.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB21-35)), 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 (209426). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Vendor

Adobe

Name

Animate

Version

License

free

Website

Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

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

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 209426
Nessus Name: Adobe Animate 20.x < 20.5.2 / 21.x < 21.0.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB21-35)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/16/2021 🔍
06/28/2021 +103 days 🔍
06/28/2021 +0 days 🔍
05/03/2025 +1405 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: helpx.adobe.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-28573 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-28573
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-177672

Entryinfo

Created: 06/28/2021 18:38
Updated: 05/03/2025 17:41
Changes: 06/28/2021 18:38 (36), 07/03/2021 08:11 (5), 07/03/2021 08:14 (1), 10/27/2024 00:48 (16), 05/03/2025 17:41 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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