CVE-2021-43753 (GCVE-0-2021-43753)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-07 12:54 – Updated: 2025-02-27 21:00
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Title
Adobe Lightroom TIF File Parsing Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Summary
Adobe Lightroom versions 4.4 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of parsing TIF files that could result in privilege escalation. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-416 - Use After Free (CWE-416)
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Adobe Lightroom Desktop Affected: 0 , ≤ 4.4 (semver)
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