Adobe Photoshop OOB Write CVE-2023-21576 (v23.5.3/24.1 and earlier)
CVE-2023-21576 Published on February 17, 2023
Adobe Photoshop Font Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Photoshop version 23.5.3 (and earlier), 24.1 (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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-21576 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 be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Memory Corruption Vulnerability?
The software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can result in corruption of data, a crash, or code execution. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent write operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.
CVE-2023-21576 has been classified to as a Memory Corruption vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-21576
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Affected Versions
Adobe Photoshop:- Version unspecified, <= 23.5.3 is affected.
- Version unspecified, <= 24.1 is affected.
- Version unspecified, <= None is affected.
Exploit Probability
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