CVE-2021-43747
Adobe Premiere Rush vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Adobe Premiere Rush version 1.5.16 and earlier versions were found to contain a memory corruption vulnerability. The vulnerability was discovered and assigned CVE-2021-43747, with disclosure occurring in December 2021. The issue specifically affects the application's handling of WAV files and impacts Adobe Premiere Rush installations on Windows systems (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a memory corruption issue, specifically an Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) and Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer (CWE-788). The vulnerability received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (High) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating local access requirements and user interaction for exploitation (NVD).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. The severity ratings indicate potential for complete compromise of system confidentiality, integrity, and availability within the scope of the affected application (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Adobe has addressed this vulnerability in versions after 1.5.16 of Adobe Premiere Rush. Users are advised to update to the latest version of the software to mitigate this security risk (Adobe Advisory).

Additional resources


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