CVE-2026-21316
Access of Memory After Buffer End in Adobe Audition Causes DoS
Publication date: 2026-02-10
Last updated on: 2026-02-11
Assigner: Adobe Systems Incorporated
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| adobe | audition | to 25.6 (exc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-788 | The product reads or writes to a buffer using an index or pointer that references a memory location after the end of the buffer. |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability affects Adobe Audition versions 25.3 and earlier. It is an Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer issue, meaning the application tries to access memory beyond the allocated buffer. This can cause the application to crash or become unresponsive.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker needs the victim to open a malicious file, which triggers the memory access error.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
Exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to a denial-of-service condition where the Adobe Audition application crashes or becomes unresponsive.
This means users may lose access to the application temporarily and potentially lose unsaved work.
How does this vulnerability affect compliance with common standards and regulations (like GDPR, HIPAA)?:
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How can this vulnerability be detected on my network or system? Can you suggest some commands?
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What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
To mitigate this vulnerability, avoid opening malicious files in affected versions of Adobe Audition (version 25.3 and earlier). Since exploitation requires user interaction, do not open files from untrusted or unknown sources.
Additionally, consider updating Adobe Audition to a version later than 25.3 once a patch is available to address this vulnerability.