Adobe Photoshop <22.5.8 & <23.4.2: Heap Overflow Arbitrary Code
CVE-2022-38433 Published on September 16, 2022
Adobe Photoshop SVG File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Adobe Photoshop versions 22.5.8 (and earlier) and 23.4.2 (and earlier) are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow 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.sue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-38433 can be exploited 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 be very high.
Weakness Type
Heap-based Buffer Overflow
A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
Products Associated with CVE-2022-38433
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Affected Versions
Adobe Photoshop:- Version unspecified, <= 22.5.8 is affected.
- Version unspecified, <= 23.4.2 is affected.
- Version unspecified, <= None is affected.
Exploit Probability
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