CVE-2021-40772
Adobe Prelude M4A File Parsing Memory Corruption Arbitrary Code Execution
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Nov 22, 2021
- Updated
- Apr 23, 2025
- Reserved
- Sep 8, 2021
Description
Adobe Prelude version 10.1 (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 in that the victim must open a specially crafted file to exploit this vulnerability.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | adobe |
Weaknesses
- CWE-788 Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer (CWE-788)
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
PreludeAdobe |
|
References
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