Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-43017
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.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2021-43017
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:creative_cloud_desktop_application:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-43017
0.06%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 22 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-43017
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3.5
|
LOW | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
6.8
|
2.9
|
NIST | |
|
4.2
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
0.6
|
3.6
|
NIST | |
|
4.2
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
0.6
|
3.6
|
Adobe Systems Incorporated |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-43017
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The product creates a temporary file in a directory whose permissions allow unintended actors to determine the file's existence or otherwise access that file.Assigned by: psirt@adobe.com (Primary)
References for CVE-2021-43017
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https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/creative-cloud/apsb21-111.html
Adobe Security BulletinPatch;Vendor Advisory
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