CVE-2022-44500 Adobe Illustrator Out-of-Bound Read Memory leak
An attacker can disclose sensitive memory and bypass ASLR by tricking a user into opening a malicious 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-2022-44500?
CVE-2022-44500 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Illustrator, published on 19 Dec 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 Illustrator versions 26.5.1 (and earlier), and 27.0 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read 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-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-44500?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Illustrator.
How do I fix CVE-2022-44500?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-44500 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-44500 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-44500 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Illustrator
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x6f2-cj4j-2gxc.