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CVE-2021-42728 (GCVE-0-2021-42728)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-03-16 14:03 – Updated: 2025-04-23 18:48
VLAI
Title
Adobe Bridge Buffer Overflow Arbitrary code execution
Summary
Adobe Bridge 11.1.1 (and earlier) is affected by a stack overflow vulnerability due to insecure handling of a crafted file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction in that a victim must open a crafted file in Bridge.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-23 13:12 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-120 - Buffer Overflow (CWE-120)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Adobe Bridge Affected: unspecified , ≤ 11.1.1 (custom)
Affected: unspecified , ≤ None (custom)
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Date Public
2021-10-26 00:00
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