CVE-2021-42528
Published: 2 May 2022
XMP Toolkit 2021.07 (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.
Notes
Author | Note |
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mdeslaur | fixed in adobe's 2021.08 code drop |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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exempi Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(2.4.5-2ubuntu0.1)
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focal |
Released
(2.5.1-1ubuntu0.1)
|
|
impish |
Released
(2.5.2-1ubuntu0.21.10.1)
|
|
jammy |
Released
(2.5.2-1ubuntu0.22.04.1)
|
|
kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(2.6.1-2)
|
|
lunar |
Not vulnerable
(2.6.1-2)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(2.6.0-1)
|
|
mantic |
Not vulnerable
(2.6.1-2)
|
|
Patches: upstream: https://cgit.freedesktop.org/exempi/commit/?h=2.6.0&id=77a3fe7096f8ebf301e2bfe1e6dc023b4ff6dc48 |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 5.5 |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-42528
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/xmpcore/apsb21-108.html
- https://github.com/adobe/XMP-Toolkit-SDK/commit/16e53564ae6c2689387479c04770f492075d5b7b (v2021.08)
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/exempi/commit/?h=adobe-sdk&id=16e53564ae6c2689387479c04770f492075d5b7b (2.6.0)
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5483-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian