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Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

CVE-2021-21051

High
7.8/10

Summary

Adobe Photoshop versions 21.2.4 (and earlier) and 22.1.1 (and earlier) are affected by a Buffer Overflow vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted javascript 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.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-120 - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

The program copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.

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  • Published