Adobe Bridge up to 14.1.6 uninitialized pointer

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Adobe Bridge up to 14.1.6. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to uninitialized pointer. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-43545. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Bridge up to 14.1.6. This issue affects some unknown functionality. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Bridge versions 15.0.3, 14.1.6 and earlier are 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 advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-43545 since 04/16/2025. 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 235872 (Adobe Bridge 14.x < 14.1.7 / 15.x < 15.0.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB25-44)), 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 (235872). 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/

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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: 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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Nessus ID: 235872
Nessus Name: Adobe Bridge 14.x < 14.1.7 / 15.x < 15.0.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB25-44)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb25-44
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43545 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43545
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-308765

Entryinfo

Created: 05/14/2025 03:49
Updated: 05/14/2025 06:42
Changes: 05/14/2025 03:49 (63), 05/14/2025 06:42 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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