Adobe Photoshop 5.0/9.0.2 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Photoshop 5.0/9.0.2. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2007-2365. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Photoshop 5.0/9.0.2 (Image Processing Software). It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in Adobe Photoshop CS2 and CS3, Photoshop Elements 5.0, Illustrator CS3, and GoLive 9 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .PNG file.

The weakness was presented 04/27/2007 with Marsu (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at milw0rm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-2365 since 04/30/2007. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/08/2025).

A public exploit has been developed by Marsu in C and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115870 (Adobe Illustrator Multiple Image Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 11267.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33956), Exploit-DB (3812), SecurityFocus (BID 23698†), OSVDB (35465†) and Secunia (SA25044†). See VDB-36504, VDB-36383 and VDB-85962 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Marsu
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Saint ID: exploit_info/adobe_photoshop_png
Saint Name: Adobe Photoshop PNG file handling buffer overflow

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Snort ID: 11267
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Organization: Marsu
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-2365 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2365
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-36503
X-Force: 33956
SecurityFocus: 23698 - Multiple Image Editing Applications .PNG Format Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 25044
OSVDB: 35465 - Adobe Multiple Products PNG File Handling Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1018792
Vulnerability Center: 15148 - Adobe Photoshop Buffer Overflow Allows Code Execution via Crafted .PNG File, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-1577

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 06/08/2025 21:05
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (84), 07/19/2019 12:17 (3), 03/18/2022 15:12 (5), 03/18/2022 15:15 (1), 09/09/2024 07:29 (15), 06/08/2025 21:05 (2)
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Committer: misc
Cache ID: 216::103

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