Out-of-bounds write in Adobe Photoshop - CVE-2018-4946
Published: May 15, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12654
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-4946
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when parsing malicious files. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted input, trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in system compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-4946
Update to version 18.1.4, 19.1.4.