CVE-2023-47066
Adobe After Effects vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Adobe After Effects versions 24.0.2 (and earlier) and 23.6 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed in November 2023, affecting both Windows and macOS operating systems. This security issue was assigned CVE-2023-47066 and was reported through Adobe's security advisory system (Adobe Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) that occurs when parsing a crafted file, potentially resulting in reading past the end of an allocated memory structure. The vulnerability has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (High), with a vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (NVD).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current user. The high CVSS score indicates significant potential impact on the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system (Adobe Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

Adobe has addressed this vulnerability in updated versions of After Effects. Users should update to versions newer than 24.0.2 or 23.6 depending on their current version track (Adobe Advisory).

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