What is the vulnerability ID of this Adobe Character Animator vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID of this Adobe Character Animator vulnerability is CVE-2021-40762.

What is the severity rating of CVE-2021-40762?

CVE-2021-40762 has a severity rating of medium (5.5).

How does the vulnerability affect Adobe Character Animator?

The vulnerability in Adobe Character Animator allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve an application denial-of-service in the context of the current user.

How can the vulnerability be exploited?

The vulnerability in Adobe Character Animator can be exploited by parsing a specially crafted file.

Is Apple macOS or Microsoft Windows affected by this vulnerability?

No, Apple macOS and Microsoft Windows are not affected by this vulnerability.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2021-40762

medium

5.5

CWE

476

26/10/2021

4/8/2024

CVE-2021-40762: Adobe Character Animator NULL Pointer Dereference Application denial-of-service

First published: Tue Oct 26 2021(Updated: )

Adobe Character Animator version 4.4 (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 Character Animator	<=4.4
Apple macOS
Microsoft Windows

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Reference Links

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/character_animator/apsb21-95.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the vulnerability ID of this Adobe Character Animator vulnerability?
The vulnerability ID of this Adobe Character Animator vulnerability is CVE-2021-40762.
What is the severity rating of CVE-2021-40762?
CVE-2021-40762 has a severity rating of medium (5.5).
What is the affected version of Adobe Character Animator?
Adobe Character Animator version 4.4 (and earlier) is affected.
How does the vulnerability affect Adobe Character Animator?
The vulnerability in Adobe Character Animator allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve an application denial-of-service in the context of the current user.
How can the vulnerability be exploited?
The vulnerability in Adobe Character Animator can be exploited by parsing a specially crafted file.
Is Apple macOS or Microsoft Windows affected by this vulnerability?
No, Apple macOS and Microsoft Windows are not affected by this vulnerability.

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