Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 16, 2022· Updated Apr 23, 2025
Adobe Media Encoder Null Pointer Dereference Application denial-of-service
CVE-2021-40778
Description
Adobe Media Encoder 15.4.1 (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
2<=15.4.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=15.4.1
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/media-encoder/apsb21-99.htmlmitrex_refsource_MISC
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