CVE-2021-40727 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer (CWE-788

Published: 2022-06-15

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Adobe

InDesign

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	≤ None

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-27892	Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer (CWE-788

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00529.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb21-73.html

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Adobe Indesign

Apple Macos

Microsoft Windows

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published: 2022-06-15T16:56:50.320Z

Updated: 2025-04-23T18:15:01.068Z

Reserved: 2021-09-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-40727

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-06-15T17:15:08.477

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:24:38.983

Link: CVE-2021-40727

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-788

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