Adobe Substance 3D Designer up to 12.4.1 uninitialized pointer

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Adobe Substance 3D Designer up to 12.4.1. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to uninitialized pointer. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-21618. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Substance 3D Designer up to 12.4.1. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uninitialized pointer vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-824. The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Adobe Substance 3D Designer version 12.4.1 (and earlier) is affected by an Access of Uninitialized Pointer 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 shared 06/15/2023 as apsb23-39. The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-21618 since 12/01/2022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-25785). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Adobe

Name

Substance 3D Designer

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

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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
CNA Vector (Adobe Systems Incorporated): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uninitialized pointer
CWE: CWE-824 / CWE-908
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/01/2022 🔍
06/15/2023 +195 days 🔍
06/15/2023 +0 days 🔍
09/22/2025 +829 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb23-39
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-21618 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-21618
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-231644
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/16/2023 00:02
Updated: 09/22/2025 00:33
Changes: 06/16/2023 00:02 (48), 09/22/2025 00:33 (15)
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