{"id":64324,"date":"2025-08-26T07:28:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T07:28:13","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-06T05:37:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T11:37:49","slug":"cve-2025-49527-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-illustrator-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49527-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-illustrator-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-49527: Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Illustrator Leading to Arbitrary Code Execution<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A significant vulnerability, CVE-2025-49527, has been identified in popular vector graphics software Illustrator, affecting versions 28.7.6 and 29.5.1 and earlier. This vulnerability is a stack-based buffer overflow that could potentially lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. The implications of such a vulnerability are severe, as a successful exploit could lead to system compromise or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53495-unauthorized-access-data-leakage-in-wikimedia-foundation-mediawiki-abusefilter-extension\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72617\">data leakage<\/a>, hence posing a substantial threat to system integrity and data privacy. Given Illustrator&#8217;s wide user base, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50567-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-saurus-cms-community-edition-4-7-1\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79244\">vulnerability is of significant concern in the cybersecurity community<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-49527<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.8 CVSS score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30327-integer-overflow-vulnerability-in-incopy-leading-to-potential-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73531\">Arbitrary code execution leading to potential<\/a> system compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1308978359\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Illustrator | 28.7.6 and earlier<br \/>\nIllustrator | 29.5.1 and earlier<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit leverages a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8184-critical-stack-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-d-link-dir-513\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71765\">stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability<\/a> in Illustrator. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7463-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-tenda-fh1201-1-2-0-14\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71828\">buffer overflow<\/a> occurs when more data is written to a block of memory, or buffer, than it can hold. In this case, an attacker would craft a malicious file that, when opened by the victim, would cause <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49526-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-illustrator-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75115\">Illustrator to write<\/a> beyond the end of a buffer located on the stack. This overflow can overwrite other important data on the stack, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27055-memory-corruption-leads-to-potential-system-compromise-during-image-encoding\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74198\">potentially leading<\/a> to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-477700494\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Below is a simplified conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. The attacker crafts a file that contains an overly long string of data. When the file is opened in Illustrator, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49691-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-windows-media-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72044\">buffer is overflowed<\/a>, and the attacker&#8217;s malicious code is executed.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># This is a conceptual code snippet, not actual exploit code\ndef create_malicious_file(filename):\nbuffer = &quot;A&quot; * 5000  # An overly long string of data\nmalicious_code = &quot;\\x90&quot; * 1000  # NOP sled\nmalicious_code += &quot;\\xcc&quot; * 400  # INT3 instructions to cause a software breakpoint\nwith open(filename, &#039;w&#039;) as f:\nf.write(buffer + malicious_code)\ncreate_malicious_file(&quot;malicious_file.ai&quot;)<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Note that the above code does not represent an actual exploit; it is a simplified conceptual example. Actual exploit code would be far more complex and would need to be specifically crafted to target the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43588-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-substance3d-sampler-versions-5-0-and-earlier\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73479\">vulnerable versions<\/a> of Illustrator.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview A significant vulnerability, CVE-2025-49527, has been identified in popular vector graphics software Illustrator, affecting versions 28.7.6 and 29.5.1 and earlier. This vulnerability is a stack-based buffer overflow that could potentially lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. 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