Bulletin ID
Last updated on
Jun 29, 2022
Security Updates Available for Adobe Media Encoder | APSB21-70
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Date Published |
Priority |
|---|---|---|
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APSB21-70 |
August 17, 2021 |
3 |
Summary
Adobe has released an update for Adobe Media Encoder. This update resolves a critical vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
Affected Versions
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Product |
Version |
Platform |
|---|---|---|
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Adobe Media Encoder |
15.4 and earlier versions |
Windows and macOS |
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.
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Product |
Version |
Platform |
Priority |
|---|---|---|---|
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Adobe Media Encoder |
15.4.1 |
Windows and macOS |
3 |
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
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Vulnerability Category |
Vulnerability Impact |
Severity |
CVSS base score |
CVE Numbers |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer (CWE-788) |
Arbitrary code execution |
Critical |
7.8 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVE-2021-36070 |
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Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer (CWE-788) |
Arbitrary code execution |
Critical |
7.8 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVE-2021-46818 |
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Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer (CWE-788) |
Arbitrary code execution |
Critical |
7.8 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVE-2021-46817 |
Acknowledgments
Adobe would like to thank CQY of Topsec Alpha Team (yjdfy) for reporting the relevant issues and for working with Adobe to help protect our customers.
Revisions
June 9, 2022: CVE numbers revised to CVE-2021-46818 and CVE-2021-46817
May 10, 2022: Affected Version Platform revised.
For more information, visit https://helpx.adobe.com/security.html , or email PSIRT@adobe.com
