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BridgeApplication · Adobe

CVE-2024-20755

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-03-18
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 13.0.6 / 14.0.2 or later.
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81/100
Remediation priority · High
No privileges

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 · unedited
Bridge versions 13.0.5, 14.0.1 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 confidence

Adobe Bridge versions 13.0.5, 14.0.1 and earlier contain a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows arbitrary code execution when a user opens a specially crafted malicious file.

MitigationUpdate Adobe Bridge to the latest version and enforce user awareness to avoid opening files from untrusted or unknown sources.

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
BridgeApplication
Affected:< 13.0.6>= 14.0.0, < 14.0.2

CVSS 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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Locate Adobe Bridge installation
    On Windows, check Programs and Features or run 'reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Adobe Bridge" /v DisplayVersion'. On macOS, right-click Adobe Bridge in Applications and select Get Info to see the version.
    Affected if Adobe Bridge is installed on the system
  2. Identify installed version number
    Run Adobe Bridge and navigate to Help > About Adobe Bridge, or check the version displayed in the application title bar. Alternatively, examine the version in the registry key or installer information identified in the previous step.
    Affected if Adobe Bridge version cannot be determined
  3. Compare version against affected ranges
    Compare your installed version to these vulnerable ranges: any version before 13.0.6 (such as 13.0.5 or earlier), or any version from 14.0.0 through 14.0.1 inclusive.
    Affected if Installed version is 13.0.5 or earlier, OR installed version is 14.0.0 or 14.0.1
  4. Confirm the attack vector requirement
    Verify that the Bridge application is configured to open files, as this vulnerability triggers when a user opens a specially crafted malicious file.
    Affected if Users can open files directly in Adobe Bridge and the version is in the affected range

You are affected if Adobe Bridge version is less than 13.0.6, or between 14.0.0 and 14.0.1 inclusive, and users can open files in the application.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

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 · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 13.0.6 / 14.0.2 or later
Fixed in 13.0.614.0.2
Interim mitigation

Update Adobe Bridge to the latest version and enforce user awareness to avoid opening files from untrusted or unknown sources.

Recommended fix High confidence

Adobe Bridge 13.0.6 (for 13.x branch) or Adobe Bridge 14.0.2 (for 14.x branch)

  1. Verify the currently installed Adobe Bridge version by opening Bridge and navigating to Help > About Adobe Bridge, or by checking the installed programs list in the system control panel
  2. Download Adobe Bridge version 13.0.6 or later from the official Adobe website (helpx.adobe.com) - navigate to the Bridge download page
  3. Alternatively, if using Bridge 14.x line, download version 14.0.2 or later
  4. Close any running instances of Adobe Bridge
  5. Run the downloaded installer with administrator privileges
  6. Follow the on-screen installation prompts to complete the upgrade
  7. After installation, restart Adobe Bridge and verify the version shows 13.0.6 or later (or 14.0.2+ for the 14.x line)
  8. Consider using Adobe's Creative Cloud desktop application to check for and apply any additional updates

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Bridge Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
18.0 hours of engineering $3,200
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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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