Adobe Illustrator under attack: NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability could lead to DoS

CVE-2024-43759
5.5MEDIUM

Key Information

Vendor
Adobe
Status
Illustrator
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 September 2024

Summary

Illustrator versions 28.6, 27.9.5 and earlier are affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could lead to an application denial-of-service (DoS). An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, resulting in a DoS condition. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Affected Version(s)

Illustrator <= 27.9.5

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published.

  • Vulnerability Reserved.

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database
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