CVE-2022-38409 (GCVE-0-2022-38409)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-09-16 17:00 – Updated: 2025-04-23 17:09
VLAI?
Title
Adobe Illustrator EPS File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Summary
Adobe Illustrator versions 26.4 (and earlier) and 25.4.7 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read 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.
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
Assigner
References
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Illustrator |
Affected:
unspecified , ≤ 26.4
(custom)
Affected: unspecified , ≤ 25.4.7 (custom) Affected: unspecified , ≤ None (custom) |
Date Public ?
2022-09-13 00:00
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