What is CVE-2021-40767?

CVE-2021-40767 is a vulnerability affecting Adobe Character Animator version 4.4 and earlier.

What is the severity of CVE-2021-40767?

The severity of CVE-2021-40767 is medium with a CVSS score of 5.5.

How does CVE-2021-40767 affect Adobe Character Animator?

CVE-2021-40767 allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve a denial-of-service in the context of the current user by exploiting an Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer vulnerability in the application.

Is Apple macOS affected by CVE-2021-40767?

No, Apple macOS is not affected by CVE-2021-40767.

Is Microsoft Windows affected by CVE-2021-40767?

No, Microsoft Windows is not affected by CVE-2021-40767.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2021-40767

medium

5.5

CWE

788

26/10/2021

4/8/2024

CVE-2021-40767: Adobe Character Animator Memory Corruption could lead to Application denial-of-service

First published: Tue Oct 26 2021(Updated: )

Adobe Character Animator version 4.4 (and earlier) is affected by an Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer 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
macOS
Microsoft Windows Operating System

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Reference Links

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2021-40767?
CVE-2021-40767 is a vulnerability affecting Adobe Character Animator version 4.4 and earlier.
What is the severity of CVE-2021-40767?
The severity of CVE-2021-40767 is medium with a CVSS score of 5.5.
How does CVE-2021-40767 affect Adobe Character Animator?
CVE-2021-40767 allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve a denial-of-service in the context of the current user by exploiting an Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer vulnerability in the application.
Is Apple macOS affected by CVE-2021-40767?
No, Apple macOS is not affected by CVE-2021-40767.
Is Microsoft Windows affected by CVE-2021-40767?
No, Microsoft Windows is not affected by CVE-2021-40767.

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