CVE-2021-40768

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    CVE-2021-40768

    Published: 16 Mar 2022Last Modified: 11 Feb 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Adobe Character Animator version 4.4 (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.

    References: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/character_animator/apsb21-95.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    0.1.1
    0.1.2
    0.1.3
    0.1.4
    0.1.5
    0.1.6
    0.1.7
    0.1.8

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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