Vulnerability · Published Sep 7, 2023 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2021-43027Adobe After Effects TIF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity out-of-bounds read in After Effects from Adobe. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 32% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 68.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Adobe After Effects versions 22.0 (and earlier) and 18.4.2 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability 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 products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Adobe	After Effects	0 – through 18.4.2

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/after_effects/apsb21-115.html vendor-advisory