CVE-2021-38100
Published: 01 October 2021
Summary
CVE-2021-38100 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in Corel Photopaint 2020. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 38.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-24573
Vulnerability details
Corel PhotoPaint Standard 2020 22.0.0.474 is affected by an Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability when parsing a crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue…
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requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious CPT file.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.