CVE-2024-34137
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 a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could lead to an application denial-of-service (DoS) condition. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, resulting in a DoS. 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 · moderate confidenceAdobe Illustrator versions 28.5 and earlier contain a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability where processing a specially crafted malicious file causes the application to attempt dereferencing an uninitialized or null pointer, resulting in a crash and denial-of-service condition.
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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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 Adobe Illustrator versionOpen Illustrator, go to Help > About Illustrator, or check Add/Remove Programs (Windows) / Applications folder (macOS) for the installed versionAffected if Version is 27.0.0 through 27.9.5, or 28.0 through 28.5 (or 28.5.x)
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Confirm version is within affected rangesCompare your installed version number against the vulnerable ranges: 27.0.0 <= version < 27.9.5 OR 28.0 <= version < 28.6Affected if Installed version falls within either 27.0.0 to 27.9.5 or 28.0 to 28.5 (versions prior to 27.9.5 or prior to 28.6)
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Note trigger conditionThis vulnerability is triggered when processing a specially crafted malicious file - no special configuration or feature needs to be enabled for the flaw to exist in the codeAffected if The vulnerable version is installed and the application processes files (normal operation exposes the attack surface)
You are affected if Adobe Illustrator version 27.0.0 through 27.9.5 or version 28.0 through 28.5 is installed on your system.
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
Apply Adobe's security patch for Illustrator when available; avoid opening files from untrusted or unknown sources.
Upgrade to Illustrator version 27.9.5 or later for the 27.x release line, or version 28.6 or later for the 28.x release line
- Close Adobe Illustrator if it is currently running
- Open the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application
- Navigate to the 'Apps' or 'All Apps' section
- Locate Adobe Illustrator in the list of installed applications
- Click the 'Update' button next to Adobe Illustrator to install the latest available version
- Alternatively, for specific version control, uninstall the current version and reinstall using an installer for version 27.9.5 or 28.6 or later from Adobe's official downloads
- Restart the computer after the update completes
- Launch Illustrator and verify the application runs without crashes
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-2024-34137 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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