CVE-2021-28549

Adobe Photoshop parsing JS buffer overflow vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Adobe Photoshop versions 21.2.6 (and earlier) and 22.3 (and earlier) are affected by a Buffer Overflow vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted JSX file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve 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.

Adobe Photoshop versiones 21.2.6 (y anteriores) y versiones 22.3 (y anteriores) están afectadas por una vulnerabilidad de desbordamiento de búfer cuando analiza un archivo JSX especialmente diseñado. Un atacante no autenticado podría aprovechar esta vulnerabilidad para lograr una ejecución de código arbitraria en el contexto del usuario actual. Es requerida una interacción del usuario para explotar este problema, ya que la víctima debe abrir un archivo malicioso

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-03-16 CVE Reserved
2021-04-15 CVE Published
2024-08-16 EPSS Updated
2024-09-17 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb21-28.html	2023-11-07

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Photoshop Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Photoshop"	<= 21.2.6 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Photoshop" and version " <= 21.2.6"	-	Affected	in	Apple Search vendor "Apple"	Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Photoshop Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Photoshop"	<= 21.2.6 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Photoshop" and version " <= 21.2.6"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Photoshop Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Photoshop"	>= 22.0 <= 22.3 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Photoshop" and version " >= 22.0 <= 22.3"	-	Affected	in	Apple Search vendor "Apple"	Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"	-	-	Safe
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"	Photoshop Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Photoshop"	>= 22.0 <= 22.3 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Photoshop" and version " >= 22.0 <= 22.3"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe