CVE-2017-2886
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA memory corruption vulnerability exists in the .PSD parsing functionality of ACDSee Ultimate 10.0.0.292. A specially crafted .PSD file can cause an out of bounds write vulnerability resulting in potential code execution. An attacker can send a specific .PSD file to trigger this vulnerability.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceACDSee Ultimate 10.0.0.292 contains a memory corruption vulnerability in its .PSD file parsing code. Specially crafted Photoshop files can trigger an out-of-bounds write, allowing potential arbitrary code execution when a user opens the malicious file.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 10.0.0.292CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm ACDSee Ultimate installationCheck installed programs in Control Panel or use 'Get-ItemProperty' in PowerShell for registry key 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*' to find ACDSee UltimateAffected if ACDSee Ultimate is present in installed programs
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Retrieve installed version numberRun ACDSee and check Help > About, or check registry under the application uninstall key for DisplayVersionAffected if Version displayed is exactly 10.0.0.292
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Verify .PSD file handling is enabledCheck ACDSee settings under Tools > File Associations or mime type associations to confirm .PSD files are associated with ACDSeeAffected if .PSD files are set to open or generate thumbnails with ACDSee Ultimate
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Identify exposure to untrusted .PSD filesAudit folders or workflows where ACDSee may open .PSD files from untrusted sources, or check recent file history for .PSD file accessAffected if Users routinely open .PSD files from external or untrusted sources using ACDSee
You are affected only if ACDSee Ultimate version 10.0.0.292 is installed AND users process .PSD files with this software.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataSince this is a third-party vendor vulnerability, apply the vendor patch when available. Until then, enforce strict policies against opening untrusted .PSD files and consider using alternative image viewers for PSD files.
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