CVE-2021-43012 (GCVE-0-2021-43012)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-16 21:18 – Updated: 2025-04-23 19:22
VLAI?
Title
Adobe Prelude M4A file memory corruption vulnerability could lead to remote code execution
Summary
Adobe Prelude version 10.1 (and earlier) are affected by a memory corruption vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious M4A file.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CWE
- CWE-788 - Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer (CWE-788)
Assigner
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