7.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-42725
Adobe Bridge M4A File Processing Memory Corruption
Description

Adobe Bridge version 11.1.1 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability due to insecure handling of a malicious M4A file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 16, 2021, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 26, 2023, 7:06 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-42725 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 bridge
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
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-2021-42725.

URL Resource
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/bridge/apsb21-94.html Patch Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-42725 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-42725 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]

    Jun. 26, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-863
    Added CWE NIST CWE-119
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 03, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/bridge/apsb21-94.html No Types Assigned https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/bridge/apsb21-94.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.5.9.0 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager_cloud_service:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:bridge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 11.1.2
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 16, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Adobe Experience Manager version 6.5.9.0 (and earlier) are affected by an improper access control vulnerability that leads to a security feature bypass. By manipulating referer headers, an unauthenticated attacker could gain access to arbitrary pages that they are not authorized to access. Adobe Bridge version 11.1.1 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability due to insecure handling of a malicious M4A file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability.
    Removed CVSS V3.1 Adobe Systems Incorporated AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 Adobe Systems Incorporated AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Removed Reference https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb21-82.html [Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/bridge/apsb21-94.html [No Types Assigned]
    Removed CWE Adobe Systems Incorporated CWE-284
    Added CWE Adobe Systems Incorporated CWE-788
    Removed CWE Reason CWE-284 / More specific CWE option available
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 17, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Changed Reference Type https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb21-82.html No Types Assigned https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb21-82.html Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-863
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.5.9.0 *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager_cloud_service:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2021-42725 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-2021-42725 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation
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

0.38926

percentile

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