What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2021-40737.

What is the title of the vulnerability?

The title of the vulnerability is 'Adobe Audition version 14.4 (and earlier) Null pointer dereference vulnerability'.

What is the severity of CVE-2021-40737?

The severity of CVE-2021-40737 is medium with a severity value of 5.5.

How does CVE-2021-40737 affect Adobe Audition?

CVE-2021-40737 affects Adobe Audition version 14.4 (and earlier) when parsing a specially crafted file, leading to a null pointer dereference vulnerability.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2021-40737

medium

5.5

CWE

476

16/3/2022

17/9/2024

CVE-2021-40737: Adobe Audition NULL Pointer Dereference Application denial-of-service

Q: How can an attacker exploit CVE-2021-40737?

An unauthenticated attacker can exploit CVE-2021-40737 to achieve an application denial-of-service in the context of the current user by leveraging the null pointer dereference vulnerability.

First published: Wed Mar 16 2022(Updated: )

Adobe Audition version 14.4 (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.

Credit: psirt@adobe.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Adobe Audition	<=14.4
Apple macOS
Microsoft Windows

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https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/audition/apsb21-92.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the vulnerability ID?
The vulnerability ID is CVE-2021-40737.
What is the title of the vulnerability?
The title of the vulnerability is 'Adobe Audition version 14.4 (and earlier) Null pointer dereference vulnerability'.
What is the severity of CVE-2021-40737?
The severity of CVE-2021-40737 is medium with a severity value of 5.5.
How does CVE-2021-40737 affect Adobe Audition?
CVE-2021-40737 affects Adobe Audition version 14.4 (and earlier) when parsing a specially crafted file, leading to a null pointer dereference vulnerability.
How can an attacker exploit CVE-2021-40737?
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit CVE-2021-40737 to achieve an application denial-of-service in the context of the current user by leveraging the null pointer dereference vulnerability.

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