Adobe Photoshop '.tiff' File Use After Free Memory Corruption Vulnerability

BID:52634

Info

Adobe Photoshop '.tiff' File Use After Free Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 52634
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 20 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 20 2012 12:00AM
Credit: Francis Provencher of Protek Research Lab.
Vulnerable: Adobe Photoshop CS5.1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Adobe Photoshop '.tiff' File Use After Free Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Adobe Photoshop is prone to a use-after-free memory-corruption vulnerability.

Attackers may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running the affected application.

Adobe Photoshop CS5.1 (version 12.1) is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Adobe Photoshop '.tiff' File Use After Free Memory Corruption Vulnerability

A proof of concept file is available. Please see the references for information.

Solution / Fix

Adobe Photoshop '.tiff' File Use After Free Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of any more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

Adobe Photoshop '.tiff' File Use After Free Memory Corruption Vulnerability

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