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CVE-2024-49553:
Adobe Media Encoder vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2024-49553 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability affecting Adobe Media Encoder versions 25.0, 24.6.3 and earlier. The vulnerability was disclosed on December 10, 2024, and affects both Windows and macOS operating systems (NVD, ASEC).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an out-of-bounds write vulnerability with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH). The attack vector is local (AV:L), with low attack complexity (AC:L), requiring no privileges (PR:N) but needs user interaction (UI:R). The scope is unchanged (S:U) with high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H) (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. The exploitation requires user interaction, specifically requiring a victim to open a malicious file (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to update to Adobe Media Encoder version 24.6.4 or version 25.1 for both Windows and macOS platforms (ASEC).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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