Cloud Vulnerability DB
A community-led vulnerabilities database
Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-42265
CVE-2021-42265:
Adobe Premiere Pro vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Adobe Premiere Pro versions 22.0 (and earlier) and 15.4.2 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. This vulnerability was assigned CVE-2021-42265 and requires user interaction, specifically opening a malicious file, to be exploited (Adobe Security, NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 5.5 (Medium). The attack vector is local (AV:L), with low attack complexity (AC:L), requires no privileges (PR:N), and needs user interaction (UI:R). The scope is unchanged (S:U), with high confidentiality impact (C:H) but no impact on integrity (I:N) or availability (A:N) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory, potentially allowing attackers to bypass security mitigations such as Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR). This could provide attackers with information useful for developing further exploits (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Adobe has released updates to address this vulnerability. Users should update to versions newer than Adobe Premiere Pro 22.0 or 15.4.2 depending on their product version (Adobe Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
Free Vulnerability Assessment
Benchmark your Cloud Security Posture
Evaluate your cloud security practices across 9 security domains to benchmark your risk level and identify gaps in your defenses.
Additional Wiz resources
Get a personalized demo
Ready to see Wiz in action?
"Best User Experience I have ever seen, provides full visibility to cloud workloads."
David EstlickCISO
"Wiz provides a single pane of glass to see what is going on in our cloud environments."
Adam FletcherChief Security Officer
"We know that if Wiz identifies something as critical, it actually is."
Greg PoniatowskiHead of Threat and Vulnerability Management