Adobe After Effects up to 18.2 buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Adobe After Effects up to 18.2. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in buffer overflow. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2021-28605. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe After Effects up to 18.2. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 08/25/2021 as apsb21-49. It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-28605. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209474 (Adobe After Effects < 18.2.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB21-49) (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 (209474). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Multimedia Processing Software

Vendor

Adobe

Name

After Effects

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 209474
Nessus Name: Adobe After Effects < 18.2.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB21-49) (macOS)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/16/2021 🔍
08/25/2021 +161 days 🔍
08/25/2021 +0 days 🔍
05/03/2025 +1347 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb21-49
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-28605 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-28605
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-181407

Entryinfo

Created: 08/25/2021 08:52
Updated: 05/03/2025 13:24
Changes: 08/25/2021 08:52 (37), 08/26/2021 18:58 (2), 08/26/2021 19:06 (1), 10/22/2024 19:34 (16), 05/03/2025 13:24 (4)
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