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CVE-2021-42528: XMP-Toolkit Null Pointer Dereference Application denial-of-service
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2022-05-02 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-476
Description
XMP Toolkit 2021.07 (and earlier) is affected by a Null pointer dereference vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve an application denial-of-service in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Affected products
- Adobe XMP Toolkit: through 2021.07
- Debian Linux: 10.0
References
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/xmpcore/apsb21-108.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00032.html
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/xmpcore/apsb21-108.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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