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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-41873
CVE-2024-41873:
Adobe Media Encoder vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2024-41873 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability affecting Adobe Media Encoder versions 24.5, 23.6.8 and earlier. The vulnerability was disclosed on September 13, 2024, and could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. This security flaw affects Adobe Media Encoder installations on both Windows and macOS operating systems (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an out-of-bounds read vulnerability (CWE-125) that could potentially expose sensitive information from memory. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, indicating local access, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction required (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory and potentially allow attackers to bypass security mitigations such as ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization). The impact is primarily focused on confidentiality, with no direct impact on integrity or availability (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to update to Adobe Media Encoder version 23.6.9 or later. The update is available through Adobe's standard update channels (Adobe Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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