Headline
CVE-2021-35999: Adobe Security Bulletin
Adobe Prelude version 10.0 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Security Updates Available for Adobe Prelude | APSB21-58
Bulletin ID
Date Published
Priority
ASPB21-58
July 20, 2021
3
Summary
Adobe has released an update for Adobe Prelude for Windows and macOS. This update addresses a critical and a moderate vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
Affected Versions
Product
Version
Platform
Adobe Prelude
10.0 and earlier versions
Windows
Solution
Adobe categorizes these updates with the following priority ratings and recommends users update their installation to the newest version via the Creative Cloud desktop app’s update mechanism. For more information, please reference this help page.
Product
Version
Platform
Priority Rating
Availability
Adobe Prelude
10.1
Windows and macOS
3
Download Center
For managed environments, IT administrators can use the Admin Console to deploy Creative Cloud applications to end users. Refer to this help page for more information.
Vulnerability details
Vulnerability Category
Vulnerability Impact
Severity
CVSS base score
CVSS vector
CVE Numbers
Improper Input Validation
(CWE-20)
Arbitrary code execution
Moderate
3.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVE-2021-36007
Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer
(CWE-788)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2021-35999
Acknowledgments
Adobe would like to thank the following researchers for reporting these issues and for working with Adobe to help protect our customers:
- Mat Powell of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative (CVE-2021-36007)
- CQY of Topsec Alpha Team (yjdfy) (CVE-2021-35999)
Revisions
July 29, 2021: Updated the CVSS base score and the CVSS vector for CVE-2021-36007.
For more information, visit https://helpx.adobe.com/security.html , or email [email protected]