CVE-2023-25860

Adobe Illustrator Font Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track*

*SSVC

Descriptions

Illustrator version 26.5.2 (and earlier) and 27.2.0 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in 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.

Illustrator versiones 26.5.2 (y anteriores) y 27.2.0 (y anteriores), están afectadas por una vulnerabilidad de escritura fuera de límites que podría resultar en una ejecución de código arbitrario en el contexto del usuario actual. Una explotación de este problema requiere la interacción del usuario, ya que la víctima debe abrir un archivo malicioso.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Adobe Illustrator. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the processing of embedded fonts. Crafted data in a font can trigger a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

*Credits: Mat Powell of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

CVSS Scores

Adobev3.1 7.8

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track*

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Total

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-02-15 CVE Reserved
2023-03-16 CVE Published
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
2024-10-12 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/illustrator/apsb23-19.html	2023-03-24

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"		Illustrator Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Illustrator"				<= 26.5.2 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Illustrator" and version " <= 26.5.2"		-		Affected
Adobe Search vendor "Adobe"		Illustrator Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Illustrator"				>= 27.0.0 < 27.3.1 Search vendor "Adobe" for product "Illustrator" and version " >= 27.0.0 < 27.3.1"		-		Affected