Adobe InCopy UA-FREE before 18.0, 17.4 Vulnerable File Handling
CVE-2023-21598 Published on January 13, 2023
Adobe InCopy Font Parsing Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Adobe InCopy versions 18.0 (and earlier), 17.4 (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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-21598 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.
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-2023-21598 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-21598
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Affected Versions
Adobe InCopy:- Version unspecified, <= 18.0 is affected.
- Version unspecified, <= 17.4 is affected.
- Version unspecified, <= None is affected.
Exploit Probability
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