Vulnerability · Published Aug 20, 2021 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2021-36014Adobe Media Encoder MP4 File Parsing Uninitialized Variable Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Low 3.3

In plain English

A low-severity improper input validation in Media Encoder from Adobe. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.5% (higher than 85% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.3Low

Exploit odds (30 days)2.5%top 15.0% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Adobe Media Encoder version 15.2 (and earlier) is affected by an uninitialized pointer vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to read arbitrary file system information 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)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Adobe	Media Encoder	unspecified – through 15.2unspecified – through None

Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/media-encoder/apsb21-43.html x_refsource_MISC