Adobe InCopy up to 16.4.2/17.3.0 heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Adobe InCopy up to 16.4.2/17.3.0. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2022-38401. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe InCopy up to 16.4.2/17.3.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 09/13/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-38401. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 16.4.3 or 17.4.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: InCopy 16.4.3/17.4.0

Timelineinfo

08/18/2022 🔍
09/13/2022 +26 days 🔍
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09/16/2022 +3 days 🔍
10/19/2022 +33 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: helpx.adobe.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-38401 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-38401
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-208795

Entryinfo

Created: 09/16/2022 11:31
Updated: 10/19/2022 07:42
Changes: 09/16/2022 11:31 (37), 10/19/2022 07:36 (2), 10/19/2022 07:42 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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