PT-2021-4185 · Adobe · Photoshop

Published 2021-09-14 · Updated 2021-10-01 · CVE-2021-40709

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 21.2.11 and earlier Adobe Photoshop versions 22.5 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted SVG file, which can allow an unauthenticated attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution 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 Photoshop versions 21.2.11 and earlier, update to a version later than 21.2.11 to resolve the issue. For Adobe Photoshop versions 22.5 and earlier, update to a version later than 22.5 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of SVG files in Adobe Photoshop until a patch is available.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-120

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-04781

CVE-2021-40709

Affected Products

Photoshop

References · 6

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb21-84.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40709 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-04781 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-40709 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/29493 · Telegram Post
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021091501 · Note