medium5.5
CVE-2021-42528
XMP Toolkit 2021.07 (and earlier) is affected by a Null pointer dereference vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file.
Impact
XMP Toolkit 2021.07 (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.
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/apsb21-108.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00032.html
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/xmpcore/apsb21-108.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00032.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00003.html