Adobe Bridge up to 12.0.3/13.0.1 stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Bridge up to 12.0.3/13.0.1. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-22226. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Bridge up to 12.0.3/13.0.1. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Bridge versions 12.0.3 (and earlier) and 13.0.1 (and earlier) are affected by a Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

The weakness was released 02/18/2023 as apsb23-09. The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-22226 since 12/19/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-26390). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Image Processing Software

Vendor

Adobe

Name

Bridge

Version

License

free

Website

Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

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
CNA Vector (Adobe Systems Incorporated): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/19/2022 🔍
02/18/2023 +61 days 🔍
02/18/2023 +0 days 🔍
09/27/2025 +952 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb23-09
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-22226 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-22226
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-221381
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/18/2023 07:49
Updated: 09/27/2025 07:19
Changes: 02/18/2023 07:49 (49), 09/27/2025 07:19 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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