Adobe Photoshop Desktop <=25.11 Heap Overflow Arbitrary Code Exec
CVE-2024-43756 Published on September 13, 2024
Photoshop Desktop | Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122)
Photoshop Desktop versions 24.7.4, 25.11 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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-43756 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
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().
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Affected Versions
Adobe Photoshop Desktop:- Before and including 25.11 is affected.
- Version 24.0, <= 24.7.4 is affected.
- Version 25.0, <= 25.11 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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