medium5.5
CVE-2021-40716
XMP Toolkit SDK versions 2021.07 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory.
Impact
XMP Toolkit SDK versions 2021.07 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Xmp Toolkit Software Development Kit | through 2021.07 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Version 10.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/xmpcore/apsb21-85.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00032.html
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/xmpcore/apsb21-85.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00032.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00003.html