7.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-36000
Adobe Character Animator Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

Adobe Character Animator version 4.2 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 20, 2021, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 7, 2022, 8:22 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-36000 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Adobe character_animator
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-36000.

URL Resource
https://helpx.adobe.com/in/security/products/character_animator/apsb21-59.html Patch Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-36000 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-36000 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 07, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 30, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://helpx.adobe.com/in/security/products/character_animator/apsb21-59.html No Types Assigned https://helpx.adobe.com/in/security/products/character_animator/apsb21-59.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:character_animator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.2 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-36000 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-36000 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.09 }} 0.00%

score

0.37429

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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