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CVE-2021-40742:
Adobe Audition vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Adobe Audition version 14.4 and earlier versions are affected by a Null pointer dereference vulnerability (CVE-2021-40742) when parsing a specially crafted file. The vulnerability was disclosed and published on March 16, 2022, affecting both Windows and macOS operating systems (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476) issue. It has received a CVSS 3.1 Base Score of 5.5 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. Under CVSS 2.0, it was assigned a Base Score of 4.3 (Medium) with the vector string (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) (NVD).
Impact
When successfully exploited, this vulnerability can lead to an application denial-of-service condition in the context of the current user. The impact is primarily focused on the availability of the application, with no direct effect on confidentiality or integrity (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Adobe has addressed this vulnerability in their security advisory. Users are recommended to update to the latest version of Adobe Audition beyond version 14.4 (Adobe Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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