CVE-2024-49517
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 - Painter versions 10.1.0 and earlier are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. 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 Substance3D Painter versions 10.1.0 and earlier contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in its file parsing logic. When a user opens a specially crafted malicious file, the overflow allows an attacker to overwrite heap memory and achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
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< 10.1.1CVSS 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
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/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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Verify Adobe Substance3D Painter is installedLocate the Substance3D Painter application on the system (typically in Program Files on Windows or Applications folder on macOS)Affected if The software is present on the system
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Determine the installed version numberOpen Substance3D Painter and navigate to Help > About, or check the version in the application launcher/Adobe Creative Cloud desktop appAffected if Unable to retrieve version information
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Compare version to the affected rangeCheck if the installed version is 10.1.0 or earlierAffected if Version is 10.1.0 or earlier (versions below 10.1.1 are affected)
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Assess file parsing exposureNote that the vulnerability is triggered when opening specially crafted image files (.tga, .png, or other image formats) in the applicationAffected if The application is used to open files from untrusted sources
You are affected if Adobe Substance3D Painter version 10.1.0 or earlier is installed on your system and you open malicious files with it.
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 · scoped10.1.1
Apply the vendor patch when released (upgrade to version newer than 10.1.0). Until then, refrain from opening .tga, .png, or other image files from untrusted sources in Substance3D Painter.
Substance 3D Painter 10.1.1 or later
- Open Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application or navigate to the Adobe Substance 3D Painter product page
- Check current installed version of Substance 3D Painter via Help > About in the application
- If version is 10.1.0 or earlier, initiate update to version 10.1.1 or later
- Alternatively, download the latest version from the official Adobe website or through Creative Cloud
- Restart the application after update completes
- Verify the installed version shows 10.1.1 or later to confirm the patch has been applied
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-2024-49517 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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