CVE-2021-40709CWE-120

Adobe Photoshop Buffer Overflow leads to Arbitrary Code Execution

High · published September 27, 2021

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
5%
Percentile
91.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Adobe Photoshop versions 21.2.11 (and earlier) and 22.5 (and earlier) are affected by a Buffer Overflow vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted SVG file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve 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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.04609 · 91.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-120 · Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Published
2021-09-27T15:43Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 SEP 15:43Z
    Adobe Photoshop Buffer Overflow leads to Arbitrary Code Execution
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