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

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Adobe After Effects up to 18.4.2/22.0. This issue affects some unknown processing. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2021-44191. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Adobe After Effects up to 18.4.2/22.0. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Adobe After Effects versions 22.0 (and earlier) and 18.4.2 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

The weakness was disclosed 09/07/2023 as apsb21-115. The advisory is available at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-44191 since 11/23/2021. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not 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). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.7

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 3.3
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Exploitinginfo

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

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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-2021-44191 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-44191
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-239122

Entryinfo

Created: 09/07/2023 23:12
Updated: 04/22/2025 05:41
Changes: 09/07/2023 23:12 (49), 10/21/2024 19:57 (17), 04/22/2025 05:41 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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