CVE-2024-30285
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 · uneditedAudition versions 24.2, 23.6.4 and earlier are affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could result in an application denial-of-service condition. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, leading to a denial of service. 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 Audition contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in its file parsing logic. When processing a specially crafted malicious file, the application attempts to dereference a NULL pointer, causing a crash and resulting in denial of service. User interaction is required in that a victim must open the malicious 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<= 23.6.4= 24.0= 24.1CVSS 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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/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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Check Adobe Audition installed versionOpen Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app, navigate to the Apps tab, find Adobe Audition and note the version number. Alternatively, right-click the Adobe Audition executable (typically in C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Audition 2024\ or C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Audition CC 2024\) and select Properties > Details to view the File Version.Affected if The installed version is 23.6.4 or earlier, or exactly 24.0 or 24.1
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Verify file parsing feature is accessibleConfirm Adobe Audition is capable of opening audio files. The vulnerability triggers when opening a maliciously crafted audio file through File > Open or drag-and-drop.Affected if The application can open audio files and the user has permission to open files - the vulnerability requires this file parsing functionality to be exercised
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Confirm application is not running in a restricted environmentCheck if Adobe Audition is running with any application sandboxing, virtualization, or restricted file handling policies that would prevent arbitrary file opening.Affected if The application can process files from user-specified locations - the vulnerability requires a user to open a crafted file, so any restrictions on file opening would prevent exploitation
User is affected if Adobe Audition version is 23.6.4 or earlier, or exactly version 24.0 or 24.1, and the application can be used to open audio files from the user's filesystem.
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 avoid opening untrusted or unexpected audio files from unverified sources. Organizations should update to the patched version of Adobe Audition when released and consider implementing file type restrictions and user training on the risks of opening unsolicited files.
Adobe Audition 24.4 or later
- Navigate to the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application or visit adobe.com/downloads
- Locate Adobe Audition in your installed applications
- Initiate the update to install the latest version
- Alternatively, download Audition version 24.4 or later from Adobe's official download page
- Launch the updated application to verify the installation completed successfully
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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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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