CVE-2024-53956
Adobe Premiere Pro vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability (CVE-2024-53956) has been identified in Adobe Premiere Pro versions 25.0, 24.6.3 and earlier. The vulnerability was disclosed on December 10, 2024, and could potentially lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.8 (HIGH). The attack vector is local (AV:L) with low attack complexity (AC:L), requires no privileges (PR:N), but does need user interaction (UI:R). The scope is unchanged (S:U), with high impacts on confidentiality (C:H), integrity (I:H), and availability (A:H) (NVD).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. The high CVSS score indicates significant potential impact on system confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users should update their Adobe Premiere Pro installations to versions newer than 24.6.3 or 25.0 (Adobe Advisory).

Additional resources


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