CVE-2023-29277
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 · uneditedAdobe Substance 3D Painter versions 8.3.0 (and earlier) is affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
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 confidenceAdobe Substance 3D Painter versions 8.3.0 and earlier contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that allows disclosure of sensitive memory contents when a user opens a malicious file. This memory disclosure can be leveraged to defeat ASLR by leaking memory addresses, facilitating further exploitation.
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<= 8.3.0CVSS 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
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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 Adobe Substance 3D Painter versionOpen the application and navigate to Help > About, or check the version displayed on the application splash screen at launchAffected if The displayed version is 8.3.0 or earlier
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Confirm version via system registry or application logsOn Windows, check the Windows Registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Adobe Substance 3D Painter for the Version value; on macOS, check the application bundle info.plistAffected if The version entry shows 8.3.0 or any version number lower than 8.3.0
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Verify if untrusted files were openedReview recent file access logs, recent documents list, or ask users if they have opened any files from untrusted or unknown sources in the applicationAffected if Any untrusted or suspicious .spp, .sbsar, or other Substance 3D Painter files were opened since the software was installed
If the installed Adobe Substance 3D Painter version is 8.3.0 or earlier and the system has processed untrusted files, the environment is likely affected by this memory disclosure vulnerability.
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.
dbcve · scopedUpdate Adobe Substance 3D Painter to a version newer than 8.3.0 once the patch is released by Adobe. Until then, warn users not to open untrusted files in the application.
Adobe Substance 3D Painter version 8.4.0 or later
- 1. Open Adobe Substance 3D Painter
- 2. Navigate to the Help menu
- 3. Select 'Check for Updates' to see if a newer version is available
- 4. If an update is available, download and install the latest version (version 8.4.0 or later)
- 5. Alternatively, manually download the latest version from the official Adobe website
- 6. After updating, verify the version number in the application to confirm the update was successful
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-29277 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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