CVE-2023-47042
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAdobe Media Encoder version 24.0.2 (and earlier) and 23.6 (and earlier) are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceAdobe Media Encoder versions 24.0.2 and earlier, and 23.6 and earlier contain a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation allows arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user, but requires the victim to open a specially crafted malicious media file.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 23.6.0>= 24.0.0, <= 24.0.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Adobe Media Encoder installation pathCheck the Windows Registry at HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\Adobe Media Encoder.exe or look in typical install directories like C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Media Encoder\Affected if The application is installed on the system
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Determine installed version numberRight-click on Adobe Media Encoder.exe, select Properties, then look at the Details tab for the File Version, or query the registry value for the installed version under the Adobe product keysAffected if The version displayed matches or falls within the affected ranges: 23.6.0 and earlier, OR versions 24.0.0 through 24.0.2
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Confirm version is in affected rangeCompare your identified version against the affected ranges: any version <= 23.6.0 or >= 24.0.0 but <= 24.0.2 is vulnerableAffected if Your installed version is 23.6.0 or lower, OR between 24.0.0 and 24.0.2 inclusive
You are affected if Adobe Media Encoder is installed and its version number falls at or below 23.6.0, or between 24.0.0 and 24.0.2 inclusive.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedApply the vendor-supplied security patch from Adobe to upgrade to a patched version. Until patched, avoid opening media files from untrusted sources and run the application with least privilege.
24.1.0 or later
- 1. Close Adobe Media Encoder if it is currently running.
- 2. Download Adobe Media Encoder version 24.1.0 or later from the official Adobe website (helpx.adobe.com).
- 3. Run the installer and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the upgrade.
- 4. After installation, verify the version by opening Media Encoder and checking Help > About Adobe Media Encoder.
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-47042 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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