What is CVE-2021-40788?

CVE-2021-40788 is a vulnerability in Adobe Premiere Elements 20210809.daily.2242976 (and earlier) that allows an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial-of-service.

What is the severity of CVE-2021-40788?

CVE-2021-40788 is rated as a medium severity vulnerability with a severity value of 5.5.

How does CVE-2021-40788 affect Adobe Premiere Elements?

CVE-2021-40788 affects Adobe Premiere Elements 20210809.daily.2242976 (and earlier) by causing a null pointer dereference vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file.

Can an attacker exploit CVE-2021-40788 remotely?

CVE-2021-40788 can be exploited remotely by an unauthenticated attacker.

Is CVE-2021-40788 specific to any operating system?

CVE-2021-40788 is specific to Adobe Premiere Elements and not specific to any particular operating system.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2021-40788

medium

5.5

CWE

476

16/3/2022

16/9/2024

CVE-2021-40788: Adobe Premiere Elements Null Pointer Dereference Application denial-of-service

First published: Wed Mar 16 2022(Updated: )

Adobe Premiere Elements 20210809.daily.2242976 (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 Premiere Elements	<2021.4
Apple macOS
Microsoft Windows

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Reference Links

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/premiere_elements/apsb21-106.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2021-40788?
CVE-2021-40788 is a vulnerability in Adobe Premiere Elements 20210809.daily.2242976 (and earlier) that allows an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial-of-service.
What is the severity of CVE-2021-40788?
CVE-2021-40788 is rated as a medium severity vulnerability with a severity value of 5.5.
How does CVE-2021-40788 affect Adobe Premiere Elements?
CVE-2021-40788 affects Adobe Premiere Elements 20210809.daily.2242976 (and earlier) by causing a null pointer dereference vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file.
Can an attacker exploit CVE-2021-40788 remotely?
CVE-2021-40788 can be exploited remotely by an unauthenticated attacker.
Is CVE-2021-40788 specific to any operating system?
CVE-2021-40788 is specific to Adobe Premiere Elements and not specific to any particular operating system.

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