CVE-2021-40756 (GCVE-0-2021-40756)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-18 16:22 – Updated: 2025-04-23 19:21
VLAI?
Title
Adobe After Effects NULL Pointer Dereference Application Denial of Service
Summary
Adobe After Effects version 18.4.1 (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)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Adobe After Effects Affected: unspecified , ≤ 18.4.1 (custom)
Affected: unspecified , ≤ None (custom)
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