Adobe Illustrator up to 26.0.3 buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Illustrator up to 26.0.3. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation leads to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-23187. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Illustrator up to 26.0.3 (Image Processing Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 03/11/2022 as apsb22-15. The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-23187 since 01/12/2022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209431 (Adobe Illustrator < 25.4.5 / 26.0.0 < 26.1.0 Arbitrary code execution (APSB22-15) (macOS)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (209431). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 209431
Nessus Name: Adobe Illustrator < 25.4.5 / 26.0.0 < 26.1.0 Arbitrary code execution (APSB22-15) (macOS)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/12/2022 🔍
03/11/2022 +58 days 🔍
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05/01/2025 +1147 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb22-15
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-23187 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-23187
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-194768

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2022 21:41
Updated: 05/01/2025 16:16
Changes: 03/11/2022 21:41 (39), 03/14/2022 14:17 (1), 03/14/2022 14:20 (12), 10/27/2024 00:40 (16), 05/01/2025 16:16 (3)
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