CVE-2021-28600 Adobe After Effects Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability could lead to sensitive information disclosure
An attacker can disclose sensitive memory information by tricking a user into opening a malicious file in Adobe After Effects.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-28600?
CVE-2021-28600 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe After Effects, published on 24 Aug 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Adobe After Effects version 18.2 (and earlier) is affected by an Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive memory information in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-28600?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe After Effects.
How do I fix CVE-2021-28600?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-28600 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-28600 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-28600 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2021-28570 Adobe After Effects uncontrolled search path element vulnerability could lead to remote code execution
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-3f93-cwjr-ppr2.