Adobe Illustrator 14.0/15.0.1 dwmapi.dll memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Illustrator 14.0/15.0.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality in the library dwmapi.dll. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2010-3152. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Adobe Illustrator 14.0/15.0.1 (Image Processing Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library dwmapi.dll. 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. CVE summarizes:

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Illustrator CS4 14.0.0, CS5 15.0.1 and earlier, and possibly other versions allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll or aires.dll that is located in the same folder as an .ait or .eps file.

The weakness was published 08/26/2010 by Glafkos Charalambous (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-3152. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD (estimation calculated on 01/21/2025).

A public exploit has been developed by Glafkos Charalambous in ANSI C and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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 $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 50988 (Adobe Illustrator Path Subversion Arbitrary DLL Injection Code Execution (APSB10-29)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118800 (Adobe Illustrator CS5 Library Loading Code Execution Vulnerability (APSB10-29)).

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 (61321), Exploit-DB (14773), Tenable (50988), SecurityFocus (BID 42715†) and OSVDB (67534†). Similar entries are available at VDB-55164, VDB-54712, VDB-54561 and VDB-54547. 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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Glafkos Charalambous
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Nessus ID: 50988
Nessus Name: Adobe Illustrator Path Subversion Arbitrary DLL Injection Code Execution (APSB10-29)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Glafkos Charalambous
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-3152 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-3152
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54560
X-Force: 61321
SecurityFocus: 42715 - Adobe Illustrator 'aires.dll' DLL Loading Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 41134
OSVDB: 67534 - Adobe Illustrator Path Subversion Arbitrary DLL Injection Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1024865
Vulnerability Center: 28592 - [APSB10-29] Adobe Illustrator Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability via a Trojan Horse dwmapi.dll or aires.dll, Medium

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

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 01/21/2025 06:59
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (63), 03/10/2017 10:41 (14), 09/24/2021 08:09 (4), 09/24/2021 08:11 (1), 12/29/2024 17:54 (15), 01/21/2025 06:59 (2)
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