CVE-2021-21082 is a vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop
Published on March 12, 2021
Adobe Photoshop Memory Corruption
Adobe Photoshop versions 21.2.5 (and earlier) and 22.2 (and earlier) are affected by a Memory Corruption vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. 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 file.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2021-21082 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer
The software reads or writes to a buffer using an index or pointer that references a memory location after the end of the buffer. This typically occurs when a pointer or its index is decremented to a position before the buffer; when pointer arithmetic results in a position before the buffer; or when a negative index is used, which generates a position before the buffer.
Products Associated with CVE-2021-21082
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Affected Versions
Adobe Photoshop:- Version unspecified, <= 22.2 is affected.
- Version unspecified, <= 21.2.5 is affected.
- Version unspecified, <= None is affected.
Exploit Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.