Adobe Critical Code-Execution Flaws Plague Windows Users:
Adobe has issued patches for a slew of critical security vulnerabilities, which, if exploited, could allow for arbitrary code execution on vulnerable Windows systems.
Affected products include Adobe's Framemaker document processor, designed for writing and editing large or complex documents; Adobe's Connect software used for remote web conferencing; and the Adobe Creative Cloud software suite for video editing.
"Adobe is not aware of any exploits in the wild for any of the issues addressed in these updates," according to an Adobe spokesperson.
Adobe fixed a critical flaw (CVE-2021-21056) in Framemaker, which could allow for arbitrary code execution if exploited. The vulnerability is an out-of-bounds read error; which is a type of buffer-overflow flaw where the software reads data past the end of the intended buffer. An attacker who can read out-of-bounds memory might be able to get "secret values" (like memory addresses) that could ultimately allow him to achieve code execution or denial of service.
[...] Adobe also fixed three critical vulnerabilities in the desktop application version of Adobe Creative Cloud for Windows users.
Two of the three critical flaws could enable arbitrary code execution: One of these (CVE-2021-21068) stems from an arbitrary file-overwrite hole, while the other (CVE-2021-21078) exists due to an OS command-injection error. The third critical flaw (CVE-2021-21069) stems from improper input validation and could allow an attacker to gain escalated privileges.
[...] Several critical- and important-severity bugs were patched in Adobe Connect.
One critical bug (CVE-2021-21078) stemmed from improper input validation; this could allow for arbitrary code execution.
And, three important cross-site scripting (XSS) flaws (CVE-2021-21079, CVE-2021-21080, CVE-2021-21081) were patched. These could allow for arbitrary JavaScript execution in the victim's browser, if exploited.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 11 2021, @09:50AM
Wouldn't it be more concise to state: Adobe plagues Window users?