CVE-2021-36046: XMP Toolkit SDK TIFF_MemoryReader::SortIFD function Memory Corruption

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-09-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-788

Description

XMP Toolkit version 2020.1 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability.

Affected products

Adobe XMP Toolkit: through 2020.1
Debian Linux: 10.0

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/xmpcore/apsb21-65.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00032.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/xmpcore/apsb21-65.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00032.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00003.html

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