CVE-2022-23203 (GCVE-0-2022-23203)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-02-16 16:38 – Updated: 2025-04-23 19:03
VLAI?
Title
Adobe Photoshop Buffer Overflow could lead to Arbitrary code execution
Summary
Adobe Photoshop versions 22.5.4 (and earlier) and 23.1 (and earlier) are affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability due to insecure handling of a crafted file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires user interaction in that a victim must open a crafted file in Photoshop.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CWE
- CWE-120 - Buffer Overflow (CWE-120)
Assigner
References
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Impacted products
Date Public ?
2022-02-08 00:00
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Nomenclature
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