CVE-2023-48628
Adobe Substance 3D Sampler vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Adobe Substance 3D Sampler versions 4.2.1 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability identified as CVE-2023-48628. The vulnerability was disclosed on December 13, 2023, and was reported through Adobe's security program (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH). The attack vector is local (AV:L), with low attack complexity (AC:L), requiring no privileges (PR:N) but needs user interaction (UI:R). The scope is unchanged (S:U), with high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H) (NVD).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. The exploitation requires user interaction, specifically requiring a victim to open a malicious file (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Adobe has released patches to address this vulnerability in their security advisory. Users are advised to update to the latest version of Substance 3D Sampler (Adobe Advisory).

Additional resources


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