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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-36017
CVE-2021-36017:
Adobe After Effects vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Adobe After Effects version 18.2.1 and earlier versions are affected by a memory corruption vulnerability that can be triggered when parsing specially crafted files. This vulnerability was discovered and reported by Mat Powell of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative (Adobe Security).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a memory corruption issue that occurs during file parsing operations in Adobe After Effects. The vulnerability requires an unauthenticated attacker to provide a specially crafted file to trigger the memory corruption condition (NVD).
Impact
When successfully exploited, this vulnerability could lead to memory corruption in Adobe After Effects, potentially allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Adobe has released version updates to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to update to the latest version of Adobe After Effects to mitigate this security risk (Adobe Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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