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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-46818
CVE-2021-46818:
Adobe Media Encoder vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Adobe Media Encoder version 15.4 (and earlier) was affected by a memory corruption vulnerability identified as CVE-2021-46818. The vulnerability was published on June 13, 2022, and affects both Windows and macOS operating systems (NVD Database).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) issue. It 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, and a CVSS v2.0 score of 6.8 (MEDIUM) (NVD Database).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. The vulnerability could potentially lead to complete compromise of the affected system (NVD Database).
Mitigation and workarounds
Adobe addressed this vulnerability in Adobe Media Encoder version 15.4.1. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the risk (Adobe Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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