Advisory Details

August 19th, 2019

Adobe Photoshop PostScript File Font Parsing Charstring store Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-19-728
ZDI-CAN-8479

CVE ID CVE-2019-7986
CVSS SCORE 7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Adobe
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Photoshop
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Adobe Photoshop. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the processing of charstring store commands in font definitions within PostScript files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Adobe has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb19-44.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2019-05-08 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2019-08-19 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Steven Seeley (mr_me) of Source Incite
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