Adobe Illustrator up to 28.7.3/29.1 integer underflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Illustrator up to 28.7.3/29.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to integer underflow. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-21160. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Illustrator up to 28.7.3/29.1. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer underflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Illustrator versions 29.1, 28.7.3 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.

The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-21160 since 12/04/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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 216079 (Adobe Illustrator < 28.7.4 / 29.0.0 < 29.2.1 Multiple Arbitrary code execution (APSB25-11) (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 (216079). 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

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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Nessus ID: 216079
Nessus Name: Adobe Illustrator < 28.7.4 / 29.0.0 < 29.2.1 Multiple Arbitrary code execution (APSB25-11) (macOS)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/04/2024 🔍
02/11/2025 +69 days 🔍
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02/12/2025 +1 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb25-11
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-21160 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-21160
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-295373

Entryinfo

Created: 02/11/2025 20:01
Updated: 02/12/2025 07:01
Changes: 02/11/2025 20:01 (63), 02/12/2025 07:01 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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