Adobe Audition up to 14.4 null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Adobe Audition up to 14.4. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-40742. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Adobe Audition up to 14.4. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The weakness was published 03/16/2022 as apsb21-92. It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-40742 since 09/08/2021. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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CNA Base Score: 5.5
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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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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 🔍
03/16/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/01/2025 +1142 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb21-92
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-40742 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-40742
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-195255

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2022 22:21
Updated: 05/01/2025 13:29
Changes: 03/16/2022 22:21 (48), 03/19/2022 10:06 (1), 10/22/2024 08:50 (16), 05/01/2025 13:29 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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