7.8 CVE-2024-53959

 

Adobe Framemaker versions 2020.7, 2022.5 and earlier are affected by a Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53959

Categories

CWE-121 : Stack-based Buffer Overflow
A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). "Stack Overflow" is often used to mean the same thing as stack-based buffer overflow, however it is also used on occasion to mean stack exhaustion, usually a result from an excessively recursive function call. Due to the ambiguity of the term, use of stack overflow to describe either circumstance is discouraged. Fuzz testing (fuzzing) is a powerful technique for generating large numbers of diverse inputs - either randomly or algorithmically - and dynamically invoking the code with those inputs. Even with random inputs, it is often capable of generating unexpected results such as crashes, memory corruption, or resource consumption. Fuzzing effectively produces repeatable test cases that clearly indicate bugs, which helps developers to diagnose the issues. Automated static analysis, commonly referred to as Static Application Security Testing (SAST), can find some instances of this weakness by analyzing source code (or binary/compiled code) without having to execute it. Typically, this is done by building a model of data flow and control flow, then searching for potentially-vulnerable patterns that connect "sources" (origins of input) with "sinks" (destinations where the data interacts with external components, a lower layer such as the OS, etc.) Use an abstraction library to abstract away risky APIs. Not a complete solution. Implement and perform bounds checking on input. Do not use dangerous functions such as gets. Use safer, equivalent functions which check for boundary errors. Stack-based buffer overflows in SFK for wifi chipset used for IoT/embedded devices, as exploited in the wild per CISA KEV.

CWE-787 : Out-of-bounds Write
The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. At the point when the product writes data to an invalid location, it is likely that a separate weakness already occurred earlier. For example, the product might alter an index, perform incorrect pointer arithmetic, initialize or release memory incorrectly, etc., thus referencing a memory location outside the buffer. Often used to describe the consequences of writing to memory outside the bounds of a buffer, or to memory that is otherwise invalid. This weakness can be detected using dynamic tools and techniques that interact with the software using large test suites with many diverse inputs, such as fuzz testing (fuzzing), robustness testing, and fault injection. The software's operation may slow down, but it should not become unstable, crash, or generate incorrect results. Replace unbounded copy functions with analogous functions that support length arguments, such as strcpy with strncpy. Create these if they are not available. The reference implementation code for a Trusted Platform Module does not implement length checks on data, allowing for an attacker to write 2 bytes past the end of a buffer. Chain: insufficient input validation (CWE-20) in browser allows heap corruption (CWE-787), as exploited in the wild per CISA KEV. GPU kernel driver allows memory corruption because a user can obtain read/write access to read-only pages, as exploited in the wild per CISA KEV. Chain: integer truncation (CWE-197) causes small buffer allocation (CWE-131) leading to out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) in kernel pool, as exploited in the wild per CISA KEV. Out-of-bounds write in kernel-mode driver, as exploited in the wild per CISA KEV. Escape from browser sandbox using out-of-bounds write due to incorrect bounds check, as exploited in the wild per CISA KEV. Memory corruption in web browser scripting engine, as exploited in the wild per CISA KEV. chain: mobile phone Bluetooth implementation does not include offset when calculating packet length (CWE-682), leading to out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) Chain: compiler optimization (CWE-733) removes or modifies code used to detect integer overflow (CWE-190), allowing out-of-bounds write (CWE-787). malformed inputs cause accesses of uninitialized or previously-deleted objects, leading to memory corruption chain: -1 value from a function call was intended to indicate an error, but is used as an array index instead. Unchecked length of SSLv2 challenge value leads to buffer underflow. Buffer underflow from a small size value with a large buffer (length parameter inconsistency, CWE-130) Chain: integer signedness error (CWE-195) passes signed comparison, leading to heap overflow (CWE-122) Classic stack-based buffer overflow in media player using a long entry in a playlist Heap-based buffer overflow in media player using a long entry in a playlist

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CPE

cpe start end
Configuration 1
AND
   cpe:2.3:a:adobe:framemaker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* < 2020.7
   cpe:2.3:a:adobe:framemaker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* >= 2022 < 2022.5
  Running on/with
  cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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