Advisory Details

April 15th, 2020

Adobe After Effects TIF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ZDI-20-455
ZDI-CAN-10068

CVE ID CVE-2020-3809
CVSS SCORE 3.3, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS Adobe
AFFECTED PRODUCTS After Effects
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Adobe After Effects. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the parsing of TIF files. Crafted data in a TIF file can trigger a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Adobe has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/after_effects/apsb20-21.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2019-12-31 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2020-04-15 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Mat Powell & Michael DePlante of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
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