"Adobe Plugs Critical Security Holes in Illustrator, After Effects Software"

Software maker Adobe recently released security fixes for at least a half dozen vulnerabilities that expose Windows and macOS users to malicious cyberattacks.  Adobe warned that security problems exist in three of its most popular software products Photoshop, Illustrator, and After Effects.  According to Adobe’s security bulletins, the Illustrator and After Effects patches carry critical severity ratings because of the risk of code execution attacks.  The company stated that the Adobe Illustrator vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-23187, is a buffer overflow issue that leads to arbitrary code execution.  The bug is present for both Windows and macOS users on Illustrator 26.0.3 and earlier versions.  A second critical bulletin was released to cover at least four documented Adobe After Effects vulnerabilities that expose Windows and macOS users to code execution attacks.  Successful exploitation of the four bugs could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.  Adobe tracks the After Effects bugs as CVE-2022-24094, CVE-2022-24095, CVE-2022-24096, and CVE-2022-24097.  The company also shipped a third bulletin to cover an important-severity flaw in its flagship Adobe Photoshop software.  Adobe noted that the Photoshop vulnerability (CVE-2022-24090) affects both Windows and macOS users and warns that successful exploitation could lead to a memory leak in the context of the current user.  Adobe said it was unaware of any exploits in the wild for any flaws patched this month.

SecurityWeek reports: "Adobe Plugs Critical Security Holes in Illustrator, After Effects Software"