Vulnerability · Published Mar 16, 2022 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2021-42720Adobe Bridge Out-of-bounds read could lead to Arbitrary Code Execution

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity out-of-bounds read in Bridge from Adobe. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.1% (higher than 81% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)2.1%top 18.7% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Adobe Bridge version 11.1.1 (and earlier) is affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file, 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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Advisory
Alpine:v3.20	bridge	ALPINE-CVE-2021-42720
Alpine:v3.21	bridge	ALPINE-CVE-2021-42720
Alpine:v3.22	bridge	ALPINE-CVE-2021-42720
Alpine:v3.23	bridge	ALPINE-CVE-2021-42720
Alpine:v3.24	bridge	ALPINE-CVE-2021-42720

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Adobe	Bridge	unspecified – through 11.1.1unspecified – through None

Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/bridge/apsb21-94.html x_refsource_MISC