Advisory Details

April 28th, 2022

Adobe Photoshop PCX File Parsing Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2022-24098
CVSS SCORE	7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS	Adobe
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Photoshop
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Adobe Photoshop. 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 PCX images. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a memory corruption condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability 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/photoshop/apsb22-20.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2022-02-09 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2022-04-28 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Tran Van Khang - khangkito (VinCSS)

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