Vulnerability · Published Sep 29, 2021 · Assigned by adobe
CVE-2021-40716XMP Toolkit SDK SVG_Adapter Out-of-bounds Read Information Disclosure
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity out-of-bounds read in XMP Toolkit from Adobe. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.3% (higher than 84% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
XMP Toolkit SDK versions 2021.07 (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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | exempi | 2.6.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-40716 |
| Debian:13 | exempi | 2.6.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-40716 |
| Debian:14 | exempi | 2.6.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-40716 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | exempi | 2.5.2-1ubuntu0.22.04.1 | USN-5483-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | exempi | 2.5.2-1ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-40716 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe | XMP Toolkit | unspecified – through 2021.07unspecified – through None |
Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N