Adobe XMP Toolkit SDK up to 2020.1 CPP File heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe XMP Toolkit SDK up to 2020.1. This affects an unknown function of the component CPP File Handler. This manipulation causes heap-based overflow. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2021-36051. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe XMP Toolkit SDK up to 2020.1. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component CPP File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 10/04/2021 as apsb21-65. It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-36051 since 06/30/2021. 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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Productinfo

Vendor

Adobe

Name

XMP Toolkit SDK

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

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

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

06/30/2021 🔍
10/04/2021 +96 days 🔍
10/04/2021 +0 days 🔍
11/04/2025 +1492 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb21-65
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-36051 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-36051
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-183763

Entryinfo

Created: 10/04/2021 20:02
Updated: 11/04/2025 09:43
Changes: 10/04/2021 20:02 (49), 10/08/2021 16:03 (1), 11/04/2025 09:43 (33)
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