CVE-2024-53005
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2024-53005 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Substance3D Modeler that could allow an attacker to read sensitive memory contents when a victim opens a malicious file. This could potentially bypass security mitigations like ASLR. Users of Substance3D Modeler versions 1.14.1 and earlier are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Adobe Substance3D Modeler
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
An attacker could read sensitive memory contents, potentially obtaining credentials, encryption keys, or other confidential data, and bypass ASLR to enable further exploitation.
Likely Case
Information disclosure of random memory contents, potentially revealing some sensitive data but requiring additional vulnerabilities for full system compromise.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper file handling controls and user awareness about opening untrusted files.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user interaction (opening malicious file) and knowledge of memory layout for effective ASLR bypass.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.14.2 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/substance3d-modeler/apsb24-102.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Open Substance3D Modeler. 2. Go to Help > Check for Updates. 3. Follow prompts to install version 1.14.2 or later. 4. Restart the application.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict file opening
allOnly open trusted .sbsar or other Substance3D Modeler files from verified sources
Application sandboxing
allRun Substance3D Modeler in a sandboxed environment to limit potential damage
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict file handling policies to prevent opening untrusted Substance3D Modeler files
- Use application control solutions to restrict which users can run Substance3D Modeler
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Substance3D Modeler version in Help > About. If version is 1.14.1 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
In Substance3D Modeler: Help > AboutVerify Fix Applied:
Verify version is 1.14.2 or later in Help > About after updating.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Application crashes when opening specific files
- Unexpected memory access errors in application logs
Network Indicators:
- No direct network indicators - exploitation is local file-based
SIEM Query:
EventID for application crashes from Substance3D Modeler process