Headline
CVE-2023-48632: Adobe Security Bulletin
Adobe After Effects versions 24.0.3 (and earlier) and 23.6.0 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Security Updates Available for Adobe After Effects | APSB23-75
Bulletin ID
Date Published
Priority
ASPB23-75
December 12, 2023
3
Summary
Adobe has released an update for Adobe After Effects for Windows and macOS. This update addresses critical and moderate security vulnerabilities. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution and memory leak in the context of the current user.
Affected Versions
Product
Version
Platform
Adobe After Effects
24.0.3 and earlier versions
Windows and macOS
Adobe After Effects
23.6.0 and earlier versions
Windows and macOS
Solution
Adobe categorizes these updates with the following priority ratings and recommends users update their installation to the newest version via the Creative Cloud desktop app’s update mechanism. For more information, please reference this help page.
Product
Version
Platform
Priority Rating
Availability
Adobe After Effects
24.1
Windows and macOS
3
Download Center
Adobe After Effects
23.6.2
Windows and macOS
3
Download Center
For managed environments, IT administrators can use the Admin Console to deploy Creative Cloud applications to end users. Refer to this help page for more information.
Vulnerability Details
Vulnerability Category
Vulnerability Impact
Severity
CVSS base score
CVSS vector
CVE Numbers
Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2023-48632
Use After Free (CWE-416)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2023-48633
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2023-48634
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
Memory leak
Moderate
3.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVE-2023-48635
Acknowledgements
Adobe would like to thank the following for reporting the relevant issues and for working with Adobe to help protect our customers:
- Mat Powell of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative - CVE-2023-48632, CVE-2023-48633, CVE-2023-48634, CVE-2023-48635
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For more information, visit https://helpx.adobe.com/security.html, or email [email protected].