Adobe After Effects up to 18.2 out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe After Effects up to 18.2. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2021-28616. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe After Effects up to 18.2 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The weakness was disclosed 08/25/2021 as apsb21-49. The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-28616. 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 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). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best 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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CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / 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-2021-28616 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-28616
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-181417

Entryinfo

Created: 08/25/2021 08:58
Updated: 05/03/2025 12:47
Changes: 08/25/2021 08:58 (37), 08/26/2021 21:41 (2), 08/26/2021 21:51 (1), 10/22/2024 19:34 (16), 05/03/2025 12:47 (4)
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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.