CVE-2021-42528

XMP-Toolkit Null Pointer Dereference Application denial-of-service

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 2, 2022 at 10:24 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:09 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxXmp Toolkit Software Development Kit

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

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CVSS

5.5MEDIUMadobe
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476

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