Out-of-bounds Read in Adobe Photoshop
CVE-2023-21577
Photoshop version 23.5.3 (and earlier), 24.1 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.003 (23.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Adobe Photoshop — versions unspecified
- Apple Macos
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@adobe.com (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-21577?
- CVE-2023-21577 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-02-17.
- How severe is CVE-2023-21577?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.