CVE-2010-3127 Path traversal in n/a

Critical 9.3 Published Updated

Local attackers can execute arbitrary code via DLL hijacking when users open malicious files in Adobe Photoshop.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2010-3127?

CVE-2010-3127 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop, published on 26 Aug 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe PhotoShop CS2 through CS5 allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll or Wintab32.dll that is located in the same folder as a PSD or other file that is processed by PhotoShop. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3127?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Adobe Photoshop.

How do I fix CVE-2010-3127?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-3127 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2010-3127 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3127 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-3mmm-4r2q-pghm.

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