Advisory Details

October 28th, 2021

Adobe Animate GIF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2021-42272
CVSS SCORE	7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS	Adobe
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Animate
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Adobe Animate. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of GIF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Adobe has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb21-105.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2021-09-08 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2021-10-28 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Tran Van Khang - khangkito (VinCSS)

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