4.2
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-43017
Adobe Creative Cloud DOS Vulnerability
Description

Adobe Creative Cloud version 5.5 (and earlier) are affected by an Application denial of service vulnerability in the Creative Cloud Desktop installer. An authenticated attacker with root privileges could leverage this vulnerability to achieve denial of service by planting a malicious file on the victim's local machine. User interaction is required before product installation to abuse this vulnerability.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 18, 2021, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 2, 2022, 1:05 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

0.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-43017 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 creative_cloud_desktop_application
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-2021-43017.

URL Resource
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb21-111.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-2021-43017 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-43017 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]

    Feb. 02, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 28, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Adobe Creative Cloud version 5.5 (and earlier) are affected by an Application denial of service vulnerability in the Creative Cloud Desktop installer. An authenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve denial of service in the context of the user. User interaction is required before product installation to abuse this vulnerability. Adobe Creative Cloud version 5.5 (and earlier) are affected by an Application denial of service vulnerability in the Creative Cloud Desktop installer. An authenticated attacker with root privileges could leverage this vulnerability to achieve denial of service by planting a malicious file on the victim's local machine. User interaction is required before product installation to abuse this vulnerability.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 23, 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:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb21-111.html No Types Assigned https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb21-111.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:adobe:creative_cloud_desktop_application:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.5 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 19, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3.1 Adobe Systems Incorporated AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 Adobe Systems Incorporated AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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

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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 }} 0.01%

score

0.21670

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability