Adobe Audition up to 14.4 M4A File Parser memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Audition up to 14.4 and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component M4A File Parser. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2021-40740. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Audition up to 14.4 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component M4A File Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 03/16/2022 as apsb21-92. The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-40740 since 09/08/2021. 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 209482 (Adobe Audition < 14.4.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB21-92) (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 (209482). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 209482
Nessus Name: Adobe Audition < 14.4.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB21-92) (macOS)

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

09/08/2021 🔍
03/16/2022 +189 days 🔍
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05/01/2025 +1142 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb21-92
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-40740 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-40740
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-195233

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2022 20:49
Updated: 05/01/2025 13:54
Changes: 03/16/2022 20:49 (49), 03/19/2022 09:12 (1), 10/22/2024 17:03 (16), 05/01/2025 13:54 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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