Adobe Illustrator Cs2 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Illustrator Cs2. This affects an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-3961. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Adobe Illustrator Cs2 (Image Processing Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. 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:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Adobe Illustrator CS2 on Macintosh allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted AI file.

The bug was discovered 09/16/2008. The weakness was shared 09/18/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-3961 since 09/09/2008. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/26/2025).

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115959 (Adobe Illustrator File Processing Code Execution Vulnerability (APSA08-07)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45180), SecurityFocus (BID 31208†), OSVDB (48331†), Secunia (SA31902†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1020892†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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

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

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Timelineinfo

09/09/2008 🔍
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05/26/2025 +3723 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-3961 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3961
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44074
X-Force: 45180
SecurityFocus: 31208 - Adobe Illustrator Malformed AI File Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 31902
OSVDB: 48331 - Adobe - Illustrator - Malformed AI File Remote Code Execution Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020892
Vulnerability Center: 19642 - Adobe Illustrator CS2 Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution via a Crafted AI File, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2600

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/26/2025 04:10
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (56), 08/17/2019 20:46 (14), 05/26/2025 04:10 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:AEB:103

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