Adobe security advisory

Number: AV21-406
Date: 18 August 2021

On 17 August 2021 Adobe published Security Bulletins to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. Included were updates for the following:

  • Adobe Media Encoder – versions 15.4 and prior
  • Adobe Bridge – versions 11.1 and prior
  • Adobe Photoshop 2020 – versions 21.2.10 and prior
  • Adobe Photoshop 2021 – versions 22.4.3 and prior
  • Adobe XMP-Toolkit-SDK – versions 2020.1 and prior

Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities could result in arbitrary code execution, memory leak, denial-of-service or arbitrary file system read.

The Cyber Centre encourages users and administrators to review the provided web links and apply the necessary updates.

Adobe Media Encoder (APSB21-70)

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/media-encoder/apsb21-70.html

Adobe Bridge (APSB21-69)

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/bridge/apsb21-69.html

Adobe Photoshop (APSB21-68)

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb21-68.html

Adobe XMP Toolkit SDK (APSB21-65)

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/xmpcore/apsb21-65.html

Adobe Security Bulletins and Advisories

https://helpx.adobe.com/security.html

Note to Readers

The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre) operates as part of the Communications Security Establishment.  We are Canada’s national authority on cyber security and we lead the government’s response to cyber security events. As Canada's national computer security incident response team, the Cyber Centre works in close collaboration with government departments, critical infrastructure, Canadian businesses and international partners to prepare for, respond to, mitigate, and recover from cyber events. We do this by providing authoritative advice and support, and coordinating information sharing and incident response. The Cyber Centre is outward-facing, welcoming partnerships that help build a stronger, more resilient cyber space in Canada.

Date modified: