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CVE-2021-43017

Adobe Creative Cloud DLL Hijacking Local Application Denial of Service

Severity Score

4.2
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Adobe Creative Cloud version 5.5 (and earlier) are affected by an Application denial of service vulnerability in the Creative Cloud Desktop installer. An authenticated attacker with root privileges could leverage this vulnerability to achieve denial of service by planting a malicious file on the victim's local machine. User interaction is required before product installation to abuse this vulnerability.

Adobe Creative Cloud versión 5.5 (y las anteriores) están afectadas por una vulnerabilidad de denegación de servicio en el instalador de Creative Cloud Desktop. Un atacante autenticado con privilegios de root podría aprovechar esta vulnerabilidad para lograr la denegación de servicio plantando un archivo malicioso en la máquina local de la víctima. Se requiere la interacción del usuario antes de la instalación del producto para abusar de esta vulnerabilidad

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2021-10-25 CVE Reserved
  • 2021-11-18 CVE Published
  • 2023-06-11 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-09-16 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-379: Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Adobe
Search vendor "Adobe"
 Creative Cloud Desktop Application
Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Creative Cloud Desktop Application"
 <= 5.5
Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Creative Cloud Desktop Application" and version " <= 5.5"
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Affected
in Apple
Search vendor "Apple"
 Macos
Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"
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Safe