CVE-2023-48638
Adobe Substance 3D Designer vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Adobe Substance 3D Designer versions 13.0.0 (and earlier) and 13.1.0 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability identified as CVE-2023-48638. The vulnerability was disclosed on December 13, 2023, and affects the Adobe Substance 3D Designer software (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an out-of-bounds read issue (CWE-125) that could potentially lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. The severity is rated as MEDIUM with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) (NVD).

Impact

If exploited, this vulnerability could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory and potentially allow an attacker to bypass security mitigations such as ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization) (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users should update their Adobe Substance 3D Designer software to the latest version available (Adobe Advisory).

Additional resources


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