Adobe Photoshop v22.5.8/23.4.2 UA Vulnerability Disclosure & ASLR Bypass
CVE-2022-38428 Published on September 16, 2022

Adobe Photoshop DCM File Parsing Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Adobe Photoshop versions 22.5.8 (and earlier) and 23.4.2 (and earlier) are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2022-38428 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
NONE

Weakness Type

What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?

Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.

CVE-2022-38428 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2022-38428

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Affected Versions

Adobe Photoshop:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.20%
Percentile
42.41%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.