CVE-2021-28601
LOWAdobe After Effects < 18.2 - Unauthenticated Denial of Service via Crafted File Parsing
Title source: llmDescription
Adobe After Effects version 18.2 (and earlier) is affected by a Null pointer dereference vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve an application denial-of-service in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/after_effects/apsb21-49.html
Scores
CVSS v3
3.3
EPSS
0.0137
EPSS Percentile
68.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-476
Status
published
Products (1)
adobe/after_effects
< 18.2
Published
Aug 24, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026