CVE-2022-22538
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 · uneditedWhen a user opens a manipulated Adobe Illustrator file format (.ai, ai.x3d) received from untrusted sources in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer - version 9.0, the application crashes and becomes temporarily unavailable to the user until restart of the application. The file format details along with their CVE relevant information can be found below.
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 confidenceA denial-of-service vulnerability exists in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer version 9.0 when parsing specially crafted Adobe Illustrator files (.ai, ai.x3d). The application crashes when opening files from untrusted sources due to improper handling of malformed file data, requiring a restart to restore functionality.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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= 9CVSS 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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/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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Identify installed SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer versionOpen the application, then navigate to Help > About, or right-click the executable and select Properties > Details to view the version number. Alternatively, check Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel for the installed version.Affected if The installed version is exactly 9.0 (version 9)
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Confirm Adobe Illustrator file handling capabilityCheck if the application has registered handlers for .ai or ai.x3d file extensions. Look in the application under File > Open or try to open a sample .ai file to confirm the viewer can parse this format.Affected if The viewer can open or attempts to parse Adobe Illustrator files (.ai or ai.x3d)
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Identify source of Adobe Illustrator files being processedReview workflow or document where .ai files originate. Check if the application opens files from external sources, email attachments, downloads folder, or network shares.Affected if Users open .ai files from untrusted or unknown sources such as email attachments, external websites, or unfamiliar network locations
You are affected if SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer version 9.0 is installed AND the application is used to open Adobe Illustrator files (.ai or ai.x3d) from untrusted or unknown sources.
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 dataAvoid opening Adobe Illustrator files from untrusted or unknown sources. Apply any vendor-supplied patches when available. Implement file type validation and consider sandboxing the viewer application.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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