Memory corruption in Adobe Photoshop - CVE-2017-3004
Published: April 11, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6249
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-2017-3004
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 boundary error when parsing malicious PCX files. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted PCX file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in remote code execution.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-3004
Update Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 to version 18.1.
Update Adobe Photoshop CC 2015.5 to version 17.0.2 (2015.5.2).
Update Adobe Photoshop CC 2015.5 to version 17.0.2 (2015.5.2).