Code execution via out-of-bounds SVG read
Published Sep 16, 2022 · Updated Apr 23, 2025
Out-of-bounds read in Adobe InCopy 17.3 and earlier and 16.4.2 and earlier allows attackers to execute code via a malicious SVG file. The SVG parser reads beyond the boundary of an allocated object; public disclosures do not identify the routine or malformed field. Execution requires a victim to open the file and runs in the context of the current user, allowing the attacker to inherit that user's access.
Summary
What happened
Out-of-bounds read in Adobe InCopy 17.3 and earlier and 16.4.2 and earlier allows attackers to execute code via a malicious SVG file. The SVG parser reads beyond the boundary of an allocated object; public disclosures do not identify the routine or malformed field. Execution requires a victim to open the file and runs in the context of the current user, allowing the attacker to inherit that user's access.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-38402
- Published
- Sep 16, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 23, 2025
- Vendor
- Adobe
- Product
- InCopy
- Classifications
- CWE-125, T1204.002, T1203
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 16, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 23, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <=16.4.2
- Affected versionversion=unspecified <=17.3
- Affected versionversion=unspecified <=None
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