Adobe Media Encoder up to 23.6.4/24.2.1 buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Media Encoder up to 23.6.4/24.2.1. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in buffer overflow. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-20772. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Media Encoder up to 23.6.4/24.2.1. It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The advisory is available at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-20772. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 23.6.5 or 24.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Adobe

Name

Media Encoder

Version

License

free

Website

Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Media Encoder 23.6.5/24.3

Timelineinfo

12/04/2023 🔍
04/09/2024 +126 days 🔍
04/09/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/07/2025 +363 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb24-23
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-20772 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-20772
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-259926

Entryinfo

Created: 04/09/2024 19:03
Updated: 04/07/2025 10:29
Changes: 04/09/2024 19:03 (52), 05/14/2024 10:01 (2), 05/14/2024 10:05 (12), 12/05/2024 16:40 (2), 04/07/2025 10:29 (3)
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