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CVE-2021-40762:
Adobe Character Animator vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Adobe Character Animator version 4.4 (and earlier) is affected by a Null pointer dereference vulnerability (CVE-2021-40762) that was disclosed on March 16, 2022. The vulnerability occurs when parsing a specially crafted file and affects both Windows and macOS operating systems (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476) with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 5.5 (Medium) and vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. The CVSS v2.0 score is 4.3 (Medium) with vector (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) (Adobe Security Bulletin, NVD).
Impact
When successfully exploited, this vulnerability can lead to an application denial-of-service in the context of the current user. The impact is limited to availability, with no direct effect on confidentiality or integrity of the system (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Adobe has addressed this vulnerability in versions after Character Animator 4.4. Users are advised to update to the latest version of the software to mitigate this security risk (Adobe Security Bulletin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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