Adobe Photoshop 3.2 BMP Image memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Photoshop 3.2. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component BMP Image Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-1765. In addition, an exploit is available. You should disable the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Photoshop 3.2 (Image Processing Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component BMP Image Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition 3.2, and possibly After Effects CS3, allows user-assisted remote attackers and physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code via a BMP file with an invalid image header. NOTE: the related issue in Photoshop CS3 is already covered by CVE-2007-2244.

The bug was discovered 04/21/2008. The weakness was presented 04/22/2008 by Scott Laurie (c0ntex) (Full-Disclosure). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-1765 since 04/12/2008. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by c0ntex and been published before and not just after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at adobe.com. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 13865. In this case the pattern BM is used for detection. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6225.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41941), Exploit-DB (5479), SecurityFocus (BID 28874†), OSVDB (44579†) and Secunia (SA29838†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Functional
Author: c0ntex
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Saint ID: exploit_info/adobe_bmp_header
Saint Name: Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition BMP image header buffer overflow

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Recommended: Disable
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Patch: adobe.com

Snort ID: 13865
Snort Message: WEB-CLIENT Adobe BMP image handler buffer overflow attempt
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Scott Laurie (c0ntex)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-1765 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1765
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3688
X-Force: 41941 - Multiple Adobe products BMP image file buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 28874 - Multiple Adobe Products BMP Image Header Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 29838 - Adobe Products BMP Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 44579 - Adobe Multiple Products Crafted BMP File Handling Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1019910
Vulnerability Center: 18293 - Adobe Photoshop Album Starter 3.2 and After-Effects CS3 Remote Code Execution via a BMP File, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1317

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

Entryinfo

Created: 05/06/2008 10:04
Updated: 10/21/2024 05:25
Changes: 05/06/2008 10:04 (104), 08/09/2019 20:35 (1), 10/21/2024 05:25 (19)
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Cache ID: 216:C84:103

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