CVE-2021-36073: adobe bridge Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-36073 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in adobe bridge. EPSS estimates a 7.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 01-09-2021
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 23-04-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Adobe Bridge version 11.1 (and earlier) is affected by a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability when parsing a crafted .SGI file. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

• CWE-122Heap-based Buffer OverflowA heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.