CVE-2024-20757
Adobe Bridge vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Adobe Bridge versions 13.0.5, 14.0.1 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. The vulnerability was disclosed on March 18, 2024, and was assigned CVE-2024-20757. The affected systems include both Windows and macOS operating systems running Adobe Bridge software (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) that could potentially expose sensitive memory information. The vulnerability has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium), with a vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. This indicates that the vulnerability requires local access and user interaction, but no privileges, and can result in high confidentiality impact (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could lead to the disclosure of sensitive memory information. More significantly, attackers could potentially leverage this vulnerability to bypass security mitigations such as Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR). However, successful exploitation requires user interaction, specifically opening a malicious file (NVD).

Exploitability

Exploitation of this vulnerability requires user interaction, specifically the victim must open a malicious file. The vulnerability has local attack vector requirements, indicating that an attacker would need local access to the system to exploit it (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Adobe has addressed this vulnerability in versions after 13.0.5 and 14.0.1. Users are advised to update to the latest version of Adobe Bridge to mitigate this security issue (Adobe Advisory).

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