CVE-2024-47459
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2024-47459 is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in Substance3D Sampler that allows attackers to cause a denial-of-service by crashing the application. Users of Substance3D Sampler versions 4.5 and earlier are affected when they open malicious files. This requires user interaction to exploit.
💻 Affected Systems
- Adobe Substance3D Sampler
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete application crash leading to denial-of-service, disrupting creative workflows and potentially causing data loss if files are corrupted during crash.
Likely Case
Application crashes when opening specially crafted malicious files, requiring restart and potentially losing unsaved work.
If Mitigated
Minimal impact with proper patching and user awareness about opening untrusted files.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user to open a malicious file, making social engineering likely needed for successful attacks.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 4.5.1 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/substance3d-sampler/apsb24-65.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Open Adobe Creative Cloud application. 2. Navigate to 'Apps' section. 3. Find Substance3D Sampler and click 'Update'. 4. Restart Substance3D Sampler after update completes.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict file opening
allOnly open files from trusted sources and verify file integrity before opening in Substance3D Sampler.
Use latest version
allEnsure Substance3D Sampler is updated to version 4.5.1 or later through Adobe Creative Cloud.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement application whitelisting to prevent execution of unauthorized files
- Educate users about risks of opening untrusted files and implement file validation procedures
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Substance3D Sampler version in application's About menu or via Adobe Creative Cloud.Check Version:
Open Substance3D Sampler, go to Help > About Substance3D SamplerVerify Fix Applied:
Verify version is 4.5.1 or later and test opening known safe files to ensure application stability.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Application crash logs with NULL pointer exceptions
- Unexpected termination of Substance3D Sampler process
Network Indicators:
- No network indicators - local file-based exploit
SIEM Query:
EventID=1000 OR EventID=1001 AND ProcessName="Substance3D Sampler" AND ExceptionCode=0xc0000005