CVE-2024-49525
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2024-49525 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Substance3D Painter that could allow arbitrary code execution when a user opens a malicious file. This affects users of Substance3D Painter versions 10.1.0 and earlier. Successful exploitation requires user interaction through opening a specially crafted file.
💻 Affected Systems
- Adobe Substance3D Painter
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete system compromise with attacker gaining the same privileges as the current user, potentially leading to data theft, ransomware deployment, or persistent backdoor installation.
Likely Case
Local privilege escalation leading to unauthorized access to user files, system resources, or installation of malware.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper application sandboxing and user privilege restrictions, potentially only affecting the application itself.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user to open a malicious file, making social engineering a likely attack vector. No public exploit code identified at this time.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 10.2.0 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/substance3d_painter/apsb24-86.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Open Substance3D Painter. 2. Navigate to Help > Check for Updates. 3. Follow prompts to install version 10.2.0 or later. 4. Restart the application after installation completes.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict file opening
allImplement policies to prevent opening untrusted Substance3D Painter files from unknown sources.
Application sandboxing
allRun Substance3D Painter in a sandboxed environment to limit potential damage from exploitation.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict file handling policies and user training to avoid opening untrusted .spp files
- Run application with minimal user privileges and in isolated environments
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Substance3D Painter version in application (Help > About). If version is 10.1.0 or earlier, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
Not applicable - check through application GUI onlyVerify Fix Applied:
Verify version is 10.2.0 or later in Help > About menu.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Application crashes with memory access violations
- Unexpected file opening events from Substance3D Painter
Network Indicators:
- Unusual outbound connections following file opening in Substance3D Painter
SIEM Query:
EventID=1000 OR EventID=1001 AND ProcessName="Substance3D Painter.exe" AND Description CONTAINS "ACCESS_VIOLATION"