CVE-2021-42733 (GCVE-0-2021-42733)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-22 15:22 – Updated: 2025-04-23 19:19
VLAI?
Title
Adobe Bridge NULL Pointer Dereference could lead to Application denial-of-service
Summary
Adobe Bridge version 11.1.1 (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.
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)
Assigner
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