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 rated as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component File Handler. This manipulation causes stack-based overflow. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-27784. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe After Effects up to 18.4.5/22.2.1. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 05/07/2022 as apsb22-19. The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-27784 since 03/23/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are 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). 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: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: 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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03/23/2022 🔍
05/07/2022 +44 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb22-19
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-27784 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-27784
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-199213

Entryinfo

Created: 05/07/2022 06:44
Updated: 05/01/2025 05:41
Changes: 05/07/2022 06:44 (49), 05/11/2022 10:11 (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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