CVE-2021-36060 MEDIUM

CVE-2021-36060: Adobe Media Encoder MPEG File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Vendor Adobe
Product Media Encoder
Weakness CWE-125
Published September 6, 2023
Last update February 27, 2025

CVSS base score

5.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Adobe Media Encoder version 15.2 (and earlier) is 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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 6, 2023 CVE published
February 27, 2025 Record updated