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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-44192
CVE-2021-44192:
Adobe After Effects vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Adobe After Effects versions 22.0 (and earlier) and 18.4.2 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability identified as CVE-2021-44192. This security flaw requires user interaction, specifically opening a malicious file, to be exploited (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) issue that could potentially lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. The severity is rated as LOW with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 3.3 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N) (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could lead to the disclosure of sensitive memory information and potentially allow attackers to bypass security mitigations such as ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization) (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Adobe has released patches to address this vulnerability. Users should update their Adobe After Effects installations to versions newer than 22.0 or 18.4.2 depending on their current version (Adobe Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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