Adobe Premiere Pro up to 15.4 M4A File buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Adobe Premiere Pro up to 15.4. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component M4A File Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to buffer overflow. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-46816. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Premiere Pro up to 15.4. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component M4A File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Premiere Pro version 15.4 (and earlier) are affected by a memory corruption vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious M4A file.

The weakness was shared 06/13/2022 as apsb21-67. The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-46816 since 06/09/2022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209383 (Adobe Premiere Pro < 15.4.1 Arbitrary Code Execution (APSB21-67) (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 (209383). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

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Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 209383
Nessus Name: Adobe Premiere Pro < 15.4.1 Arbitrary Code Execution (APSB21-67) (macOS)

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb21-67
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-46816 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-46816
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-201664

Entryinfo

Created: 06/13/2022 17:23
Updated: 05/01/2025 00:33
Changes: 06/13/2022 17:23 (50), 10/21/2024 19:57 (16), 05/01/2025 00:33 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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