Vulnerability · Published Sep 1, 2021 · Assigned by adobe
CVE-2021-36057XMP Toolkit SDK Write-What-Where Condition Could Lead To Local Application Denial Of Service
Medium 4.0
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw 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 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
XMP Toolkit SDK version 2020.1 (and earlier) is affected by a write-what-where condition vulnerability caused during the application's memory allocation process. This may cause the memory management functions to become mismatched resulting in local application denial of service in the context of the current user.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | exempi | 2.6.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-36057 |
| Debian:13 | exempi | 2.6.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-36057 |
| Debian:14 | exempi | 2.6.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-36057 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | exempi | 2.5.2-1ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-36057 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe | XMP Toolkit | unspecified – through 2020.1unspecified – through None |
Weakness: CWE-123 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L