CVE-2021-40789 Adobe Premiere Elements Null Pointer Dereference Application denial-of-service
An attacker can cause a denial of service in Adobe Premiere Elements by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted file.
- 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-2021-40789?
CVE-2021-40789 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Premiere Elements, published on 16 Mar 2022. 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 Premiere Elements 20210809.daily.2242976 (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.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-40789?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Premiere Elements.
How do I fix CVE-2021-40789?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-40789 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-40789 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-40789 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Premiere Elements
- CVE-2022-34235 Adobe Premiere Elements Uncontrolled Search Path Element Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2021-40786 Adobe Premiere Elements M4A file memory corruption vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution
- CVE-2021-40787 Adobe Premiere Elements M4A file memory corruption vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution
- CVE-2021-42526 Adobe Premiere Elements WAV file memory corruption vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution
- CVE-2021-42527 Adobe Premiere Elements PSD file memory corruption vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4rvp-mwvg-9858.