Adobe Illustrator CC up to 23.1 Library Loader untrusted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Adobe Illustrator CC up to 23.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Library Loader. The manipulation leads to untrusted search path. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2019-7962. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Illustrator CC up to 23.1 (Image Processing Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Library Loader. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-426. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Illustrator CC versions 23.1 and earlier have an insecure library loading (dll hijacking) vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation.

The weakness was published 11/14/2019 as APSB19-36 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-7962 since 02/12/2019. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1574 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209436 (Adobe Illustrator < 24.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB19-36) (macOS)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (209436). Similar entries are available at VDB-145813 and VDB-145814. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

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Class: Untrusted search path
CWE: CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 209436
Nessus Name: Adobe Illustrator < 24.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB19-36) (macOS)

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Timelineinfo

02/12/2019 🔍
11/14/2019 +275 days 🔍
11/15/2019 +1 days 🔍
10/21/2024 +1802 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: APSB19-36
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-7962 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-7962
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-145805
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/15/2019 11:47
Updated: 10/21/2024 22:27
Changes: 11/15/2019 11:47 (41), 11/15/2019 11:52 (18), 10/21/2024 22:27 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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