Adobe Framemaker up to 2020.8/2022.6 stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe Framemaker up to 2020.8/2022.6. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation results in stack-based overflow. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-47120. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe Framemaker up to 2020.8/2022.6. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Adobe Framemaker versions 2020.8, 2022.6 and earlier are affected by a Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-47120 since 04/30/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 241575 (Adobe FrameMaker 2020 < 16.0.9 (2020.0.9) / Adobe FrameMaker 2022 < 17.0.7 (2022.0.7) Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB25-66)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (241575) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-20716). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

• Adobe

Name

• Framemaker

Version

• 2020.0
• 2020.1
• 2020.2
• 2020.3
• 2020.4
• 2020.5
• 2020.6
• 2020.7
• 2020.8
• 2022.0
• 2022.1
• 2022.2
• 2022.3
• 2022.4
• 2022.5
• 2022.6

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 5.5
CNA Vector (adobe): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 241575
Nessus Name: Adobe FrameMaker 2020 < 16.0.9 (2020.0.9) / Adobe FrameMaker 2022 < 17.0.7 (2022.0.7) Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB25-66)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Timelineinfo

04/30/2025 CVE reserved
07/09/2025 +70 days Advisory disclosed
07/09/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/10/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb25-66
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-47120 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-47120
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-315603
EUVD: 🔒

Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2025 05:26
Updated: 07/10/2025 01:30
Changes: 07/09/2025 05:26 (63), 07/09/2025 06:53 (2), 07/10/2025 01:30 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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