CVE-2021-28592 Adobe Illustrator JPEG2000 Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High 7.8 Published Updated

An attacker can achieve arbitrary code execution by tricking a user into opening a malicious JPEG2000 file in Adobe Illustrator.

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-2021-28592?

CVE-2021-28592 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Illustrator, published on 20 Aug 2021. 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

Adobe Illustrator version 25.2.3 (and earlier) is affected by an Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-28592?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Adobe Illustrator.

How do I fix CVE-2021-28592?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-28592 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2021-28592 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-28592 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Adobe Illustrator vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c5c4-6w52-p8qr.

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