Adobe InCopy up to 17.4/18.0 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe InCopy up to 17.4/18.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-21598. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe InCopy up to 17.4/18.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe InCopy versions 18.0 (and earlier), 17.4 (and earlier) are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

The weakness was shared 01/14/2023 as apsb23-08. The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-21598 since 12/01/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Adobe

Name

InCopy

Version

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 5.5
CNA Vector (Adobe Systems Incorporated): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/01/2022 🔍
01/14/2023 +44 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb23-08
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-21598 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-21598
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-218329

Entryinfo

Created: 01/14/2023 08:56 AM
Changes: 01/14/2023 08:56 AM (48)
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