Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Illustrator CS4 14.0.0, CS5 15.0.1 and earlier, and possibly other versions allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll or aires.dll that is located in the same folder as an .ait or .eps file.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Adobe Illustrator CS4 - 'aires.dll' DLL Hijacking EDB-14773 · local · Aug 25, 2010
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-29.html
- 20100825 Adobe Illustrator CS4 DLL Hijacking Exploit (aires.dll) mailing-list
- ADV-2010-2198 vdb-entry
- 41134 third-party-advisory
- 14773 exploit
- 1024865 vdb-entry
- 67534 vdb-entry