CVE-2024-47458
📋 TL;DR
Adobe Bridge versions 13.0.9, 14.1.2 and earlier contain a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability that allows attackers to cause denial-of-service by crashing the application. Exploitation requires user interaction where a victim opens a malicious file. This affects users of Adobe Bridge who process untrusted files.
💻 Affected Systems
- Adobe Bridge
📦 What is this software?
Bridge by Adobe
Bridge by Adobe
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Application crashes completely, losing unsaved work and requiring restart, potentially disrupting workflows that rely on Bridge for file management.
Likely Case
Temporary application crash affecting individual user's workflow until Bridge is restarted.
If Mitigated
No impact if users avoid opening untrusted files or have patched versions.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user to open a malicious file. No authentication bypass needed as user already has file access.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Bridge 13.0.10 and 14.2
Vendor Advisory: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/bridge/apsb24-77.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Open Adobe Creative Cloud application. 2. Navigate to Apps tab. 3. Find Adobe Bridge and click Update. 4. Restart Bridge after update completes.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Avoid untrusted files
allDo not open files from untrusted sources in Adobe Bridge
Use alternative viewers
allUse other applications to preview files from untrusted sources
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict user permissions to prevent opening untrusted files
- Implement application whitelisting to control which files Bridge can open
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Bridge version in Help > About Adobe Bridge. If version is 13.0.9 or earlier, or 14.1.2 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
On Windows: "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge\Bridge.exe" --version (if supported) or check in application UIVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Bridge version is 13.0.10 or higher, or 14.2 or higher after update.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Application crash logs from Bridge
- Unexpected termination events in system logs
Network Indicators:
- No network indicators - local file exploitation only
SIEM Query:
EventID=1000 OR EventID=1001 AND ProcessName="Bridge.exe" AND ExceptionCode=0xC0000005 (for Windows Event Logs)