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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-21619
CVE-2023-21619:
Adobe Framemaker vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Adobe FrameMaker was found to contain a vulnerability related to font parsing that could lead to remote code execution. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2023-21619, was discovered in October 2022 and publicly disclosed in February 2023. The issue specifically affects Adobe FrameMaker's font processing functionality (ZDI Advisory).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists within the processing of embedded fonts in Adobe FrameMaker. When processing crafted data in a font, it can trigger a write past the end of an allocated buffer (out-of-bounds write). The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 7.8 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating high severity (Adobe Security Bulletin, ZDI Advisory).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Adobe FrameMaker. The attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process (ZDI Advisory).
Mitigation and workarounds
Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to update to the latest version of Adobe FrameMaker as detailed in the security bulletin (Adobe Security Bulletin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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