CVE-2023-47054
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 Audition version 24.0 (and earlier) and 23.6.1 (and earlier) are affected by an Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. 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 · moderate confidenceAdobe Audition versions 24.0 and earlier, and 23.6.1 and earlier contain an Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability. When a user opens a specially crafted malicious file, the software accesses an uninitialized pointer, potentially disclosing sensitive memory contents. This information disclosure could be leveraged by an attacker to defeat ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization) mitigations, making other memory corruption exploits more reliable.
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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<= 23.6.1= 24.0CVSS 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
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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 installed Adobe Audition versionOpen Adobe Audition and navigate to Help > About Adobe Audition to view the installed version number, or check the version in the Creative Cloud desktop application under Installed AppsAffected if Version shown is 24.0 or lower
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Compare against affected version rangesCompare your installed version against the affected ranges: version 24.0 exactly, or any version 23.6.1 or earlierAffected if Installed version is 24.0 or 23.6.1 or any version number numerically lower than 23.6.1
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Confirm vulnerability trigger conditionThis vulnerability is triggered only when a user opens a specially crafted malicious file - the flaw exists in the code but requires user interaction to activateAffected if A vulnerable version is installed AND a user opens a maliciously crafted audio file
You are affected if Adobe Audition version is exactly 24.0 or 23.6.1 or any earlier version, and a user in your environment opens a specially crafted malicious audio file.
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 · scopedUsers should update to the patched version of Adobe Audition when released by Adobe. Until then, avoid opening audio files from untrusted or unknown sources, as exploitation requires user interaction to open a malicious file.
Adobe Audition 24.1 or later (and corresponding 23.x update beyond 23.6.1)
- Navigate to the Adobe Audition download page or open Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application
- Locate Adobe Audition in your installed applications
- Check for available updates or download the latest version from Adobe's official website
- Install the updated version of Adobe Audition
- Restart the application after installation to ensure the security patch is fully applied
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-47054 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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