CVE-2022-38425 Adobe Bridge DCM File Parsing Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

An attacker can disclose sensitive memory and bypass ASLR by tricking a user into opening a malicious DCM file in Adobe Bridge.

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-2022-38425?

CVE-2022-38425 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Adobe Bridge, published on 19 Sep 2022. 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 Bridge version 12.0.2 (and earlier) and 11.1.3 (and earlier) are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38425?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Adobe Bridge.

How do I fix CVE-2022-38425?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38425 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2022-38425 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38425 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Adobe Bridge vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-564r-pw78-xfmv.

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