PT-2021-21098 · Adobe · Illustrator

Mat Powell · Published 2021-08-20 · Updated 2021-11-06 · CVE-2021-36008

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Adobe Illustrator versions 25.2.3 and earlier

Description: The issue is related to an Use-after-free vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to read arbitrary file system information in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction, where a victim must open a malicious file.

Recommendations: For Adobe Illustrator versions 25.2.3 and earlier, update to a version later than 25.2.3 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the opening of files from untrusted sources to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-36008

ZDI-21-1146

Affected Products

Illustrator

References · 5

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1146 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/illustrator/apsb21-42.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-36008 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36008 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/23095 · Telegram Post