Adobe XMP Toolkit SDK up to 2020.1 stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe XMP Toolkit SDK up to 2020.1 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-39847. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe XMP Toolkit SDK up to 2020.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 09/02/2021 as apsb21-65. It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-39847. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/23/2021 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb21-65
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-39847 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-39847
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-181891

Entryinfo

Created: 09/02/2021 09:21
Updated: 11/04/2025 08:30
Changes: 09/02/2021 09:21 (37), 09/04/2021 20:10 (2), 09/04/2021 20:18 (1), 11/04/2025 08:30 (42)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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