# CVE-2008-1765: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening a malicious BMP file in Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Apr 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mh3p-5xjf-xj56

## What is CVE-2008-1765?

CVE-2008-1765 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop, published on 23 Apr 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Buffer overflow in Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition 3.2, and possibly After Effects CS3, allows user-assisted remote attackers and physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code via a BMP file with an invalid image header.  NOTE: the related issue in Photoshop CS3 is already covered by CVE-2007-2244.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1765?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Adobe Photoshop.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-1765?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1765 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-1765 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-1765 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Adobe Album Starter 3.2 - Unchecked Local Buffer Overflow (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Photoshop

- [CVE-2011-2164](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-2164/): Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Adobe Photoshop before 12.0.4 have unknown impact and attack vectors. (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2017-11303](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11303/): Memory corruption in Adobe Photoshop 18.1.1 (2017.1.1) and earlier versions (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-11304](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11304/): Use after free in Adobe Photoshop 18.1.1 (2017.1.1) and earlier versions (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2012-2027](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2027/): Use after free in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2012-2028](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2028/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-1765 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-1765 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop, published on 23 Apr 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-1765 exists.

Affected product: Adobe Photoshop. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1765/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1765/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1765
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1765
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-1765

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