CVE-2024-41861
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 · uneditedSubstance3D - Sampler versions 4.5 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 confidenceSubstance3D Sampler versions 4.5 and earlier contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in file parsing logic. When processing a specially crafted malicious file, the application reads memory beyond allocated buffer boundaries, potentially exposing sensitive data such as heap addresses that can be used to defeat ASLR mitigation.
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< 4.5.1CVSS 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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Check installed Adobe Substance 3D Sampler versionOpen the application, then go to Help > About Adobe Substance 3D Sampler, or locate the version in the software installer/control panel programs listAffected if version displayed is 4.5 or earlier
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Compare version against vulnerability thresholdThe vulnerability affects all versions prior to 4.5.1. Note your exact version number from the previous checkAffected if installed version is less than 4.5.1 (for example, 4.5, 4.4, 4.3, etc.)
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Confirm file parsing usageThe vulnerability exists in the file import/parsing logic. The application is affected whenever it processes image or 3D files through its standard Open or Import functionsAffected if the application is used to open files from any source, since the vulnerable code path is triggered during normal file parsing operations
You are affected if Adobe Substance 3D Sampler version 4.5.1 or later is not 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 · scoped4.5.1
Update Substance3D Sampler to the latest version (after 4.5) once Adobe releases the patch. Until then, enforce user awareness training to avoid opening files from untrusted sources, and consider running the application in a sandboxed or isolated environment to limit the impact of potential exploitation.
4.5.1 or later
- Close any running instances of Substance 3D Sampler
- Navigate to the official Adobe support page at helpx.adobe.com
- Download Substance 3D Sampler version 4.5.1 or later
- Run the installer and follow the prompts to install the updated version
- Launch Substance 3D Sampler and verify the version number reflects 4.5.1 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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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.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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