Adobe Premiere Pro UAF (22.0/15.4.2) Enables ASLR Bypass
CVE-2021-40790 Published on September 7, 2023
Adobe Premiere Pro MOV File Parsing Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Adobe Premiere Pro versions 22.0 (and earlier) and 15.4.2 (and earlier) are affected by an Use-After-Free 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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2021-40790 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 have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?
Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.
CVE-2021-40790 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2021-40790
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Affected Versions
Adobe Premiere Pro:- Before and including 15.4.2 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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