CVE-2024-34134
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 · uneditedIllustrator versions 28.5, 27.9.4 and earlier are 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 Illustrator versions 28.5, 27.9.4 and earlier contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that allows disclosure of sensitive memory contents. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious file that, when opened by a victim, triggers the vulnerability and enables bypass of ASLR security mitigations.
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>= 27.0.0, < 27.9.5>= 28.0, < 28.6CVSS 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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Verify Adobe Illustrator installationCheck if Adobe Illustrator is installed on the system. On Windows, look in Program Files/Adobe or check the registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall for an Adobe Illustrator entry. On macOS, check /Applications for Adobe Illustrator.app.Affected if Adobe Illustrator is installed on the system.
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Determine installed Illustrator versionRight-click the Adobe Illustrator executable or shortcut, select Properties, then go to the Details tab to find the Product Version. Alternatively, open Illustrator, go to Help > About Adobe Illustrator to display the version number.Affected if Unable to determine the version number.
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Compare version against affected rangesCompare your installed version to these vulnerable ranges: 27.0.0 through 27.9.4 (inclusive), or 28.0 through 28.5 (inclusive). Versions 27.9.5 and above, or 28.6 and above, are patched.Affected if Installed version falls within 27.0.0-27.9.4 or 28.0-28.5.
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Assess user exposure to untrusted filesDetermine whether the system or users routinely open Illustrator files from untrusted or unknown sources, as the vulnerability is triggered by opening a maliciously crafted file.Affected if Users open Illustrator files from untrusted or unknown sources.
The environment is affected if Adobe Illustrator version 27.0.0-27.9.4 or 28.0-28.5 is installed and users may open files from untrusted 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.
dbcve · scoped27.9.528.6
Update Adobe Illustrator to the latest patched version released by Adobe to remediate this vulnerability; avoid opening untrusted or unexpected files from unknown sources.
Adobe Illustrator 27.9.5 or later, or 28.6 or later
- Close Adobe Illustrator completely before updating
- Verify current version by going to Help > About Adobe Illustrator
- Download the latest version of Adobe Illustrator from the official Adobe website (helpx.adobe.com) or use the Creative Cloud desktop application
- Install the update by running the installer and following the prompts
- Restart Illustrator after installation completes
- Verify the version now shows 27.9.5 or higher, or 28.6 or higher
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-2024-34134 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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