Vulnerability · Published Mar 12, 2021 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2021-21067Adobe Photoshop CoolType arbitrary stack manipulation in Type 1/Multiple Master

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity out-of-bounds write in Photoshop from Adobe. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.0% (higher than 87% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)3.0%top 12.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Adobe Photoshop versions 21.2.5 (and earlier) and 22.2 (and earlier) are affected by an Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in the CoolType library. 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 file.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Adobe Photoshop unspecified – through 22.2unspecified – through 21.2.5unspecified – through None

Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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