Adobe After Effects up to 18.4.2/22.0 out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Adobe After Effects up to 18.4.2/22.0. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2021-44188. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe After Effects up to 18.4.2/22.0. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe After Effects versions 22.0 (and earlier) and 18.4.2 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability which could result in a read past the end of an allocated memory structure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

The weakness was published 09/07/2023 as apsb21-115. The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-44188 since 11/23/2021. 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 209379 (Adobe After Effects < 18.4.3 / 22.0.0 < 22.1.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB21-115) (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 (209379). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 209379
Nessus Name: Adobe After Effects < 18.4.3 / 22.0.0 < 22.1.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB21-115) (macOS)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

11/23/2021 🔍
09/07/2023 +652 days 🔍
09/07/2023 +0 days 🔍
04/22/2025 +593 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb21-115
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-44188 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-44188
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-239105

Entryinfo

Created: 09/07/2023 15:31
Updated: 04/22/2025 08:48
Changes: 09/07/2023 15:31 (49), 10/21/2024 19:57 (17), 04/22/2025 08:48 (4)
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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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