CVE-2024-20771: 
Adobe Bridge vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Adobe Bridge versions 13.0.6, 14.0.2 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-20771. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed in April 2024, affecting both Windows and macOS operating systems (Adobe Advisory).

The vulnerability is classified as an out-of-bounds read issue that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. The severity is rated as MEDIUM with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N). The vulnerability is associated with CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) (NVD).

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could lead to the disclosure of sensitive memory and potentially allow attackers to bypass security mitigations such as ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization). The exploitation requires user interaction, specifically opening a malicious file (NVD).

The vulnerability requires local access and user interaction for successful exploitation. An attacker would need to convince a user to open a malicious file to trigger the vulnerability (NVD).

Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to update to Adobe Bridge versions 13.0.7 or 14.0.3 and later, depending on their installation version (Adobe Advisory).