Adobe After Effects up to 18.4.5/22.2.1 File stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe After Effects up to 18.4.5/22.2.1. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component File Handler. The manipulation results in stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2022-27783. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe After Effects up to 18.4.5/22.2.1. It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the component File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 05/07/2022 as apsb22-19. The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-27783 since 03/23/2022. 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 209495 (Adobe After Effects < 18.4.6 / 22.0.0 < 22.3.0 Multiple Arbitrary code execution (APSB22-19) (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 (209495). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 209495
Nessus Name: Adobe After Effects < 18.4.6 / 22.0.0 < 22.3.0 Multiple Arbitrary code execution (APSB22-19) (macOS)

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/23/2022 🔍
05/07/2022 +44 days 🔍
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05/01/2025 +1090 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb22-19
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-27783 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-27783
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-199212

Entryinfo

Created: 05/07/2022 06:42
Updated: 05/01/2025 05:41
Changes: 05/07/2022 06:42 (49), 05/11/2022 10:05 (1), 10/22/2024 08:28 (16), 05/01/2025 05:41 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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