Advisory Details

October 22nd, 2020

Adobe Illustrator PDF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2020-24411
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	Illustrator
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Adobe Illustrator. 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 parsing of PDF 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 structure. 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/illustrator/apsb20-53.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2020-06-26 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2020-10-22 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Tran Van Khang - khangkito of VinCSS (Member of Vingroup)

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