CVE-2021-42530 is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Adobe XMP Toolkit SDK versions 2021.07 and earlier, affecting products like Adobe and Debian Linux distributions. It carries a CVSS score of 7.8 (High) due to its potential for arbitrary code execution with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction to open a crafted file. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog, though it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2021.07CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:xmp_toolkit_software_development_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 2021.07CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:adobe:xmp_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:java:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.