PT-2019-5985 · Adobe · Photoshop

Published 2019-08-13 · Updated 2021-09-08 · CVE-2019-7986

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe Photoshop versions 19.1.8 and earlier Adobe Photoshop versions 20.0.5 and earlier

Description The issue is related to an out of bounds write vulnerability in the memory, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability is associated with the parsing of PostScript files, specifically the font parsing Charstring store.

Recommendations For Adobe Photoshop versions 19.1.8 and earlier, update to a version later than 19.1.8 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Photoshop versions 20.0.5 and earlier, update to a version later than 20.0.5 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of PostScript file parsing functionality until a patch is available.

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-04111

CVE-2019-7986

ZDI-19-728

Affected Products

Photoshop

References · 5

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb19-44.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7986 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-728 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-7986 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-04111 · Security Note