CVE-2021-40769 (GCVE-0-2021-40769)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-03-16 14:03 – Updated: 2025-04-23 18:50
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Title
Adobe Character Animator SVG File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Summary
Adobe Character Animator version 4.4 (and earlier versions) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Severity ?
3.3 (Low)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Adobe Character Animator (Preview 4) Affected: unspecified , ≤ 4.4 (custom)
Affected: unspecified , ≤ None (custom)
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