Adobe Illustrator up to 27.9.5/28.6 integer underflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Illustrator up to 27.9.5/28.6. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes integer underflow. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-41857. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Illustrator up to 27.9.5/28.6. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer underflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-191. The product subtracts one value from another, such that the result is less than the minimum allowable integer value, which produces a value that is not equal to the correct result. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Illustrator versions 28.6, 27.9.5 and earlier are affected by an Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound) 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.

It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-41857 since 07/22/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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Productinfo

Type

Image Processing Software

Vendor

Adobe

Name

Illustrator

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
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Integer underflow
CWE: CWE-191 / CWE-189
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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

07/22/2024 🔍
09/13/2024 +53 days 🔍
09/13/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/10/2025 +178 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb24-66
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-41857 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-41857
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-277423

Entryinfo

Created: 09/13/2024 11:16
Updated: 03/10/2025 11:13
Changes: 09/13/2024 11:16 (63), 03/10/2025 11:13 (3)
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