5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-42733
Adobe Bridge Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service
Description

Adobe Bridge version 11.1.1 (and earlier) is affected by a Null pointer dereference vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve an application denial-of-service 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 :

Nov. 22, 2021, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 3, 2022, 6:34 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-42733 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
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-2021-42733.

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-2021-42733 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-42733 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
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 03, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:prelude:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.1 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:bridge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 11.1.2 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 16, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Adobe Prelude version 10.1 (and earlier) is affected by an improper input validation vulnerability in the XDCAMSAM directory. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. Adobe Bridge version 11.1.1 (and earlier) is affected by a Null pointer dereference vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve an application denial-of-service in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
    Removed CVSS V3.1 Adobe Systems Incorporated AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 Adobe Systems Incorporated AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Removed Reference https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/prelude/apsb21-96.html [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/bridge/apsb21-94.html [No Types Assigned]
    Removed CWE Adobe Systems Incorporated CWE-20
    Added CWE Adobe Systems Incorporated CWE-476
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 24, 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:P/I:P/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/prelude/apsb21-96.html No Types Assigned https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/prelude/apsb21-96.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:prelude:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.1 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.06 }} 0.00%

score

0.26551

percentile

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