AuditionApplication · Adobe

CVE-2024-39378

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-09-11
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 24.4.1 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
Audition versions 24.4.1, 23.6.6 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds write 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 Audition contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in its file parsing logic. When a user opens a specially crafted malicious file, the application writes data beyond allocated memory boundaries, enabling arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

MitigationApply vendor-supplied security patches by upgrading Adobe Audition to version 24.4.2 or later (24.x branch) or 23.6.7 or later (23.x branch). Users should avoid opening untrusted or unsolicited files until patches are applied.

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
AuditionApplication
Affected:<= 23.6.6>= 24.0, <= 24.4.1

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

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  1. Determine Adobe Audition installed version on Windows
    Open Adobe Audition, go to Help > About Adobe Audition, or open Windows Registry (regedit) and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Audition\InstallPath to find version information
    Affected if The version shown is 23.6.6 or earlier, or between 24.0 and 24.4.1 inclusive
  2. Determine Adobe Audition installed version on macOS
    Open Adobe Audition, go to Adobe Audition > About Adobe Audition, or open System Settings > Privacy & Security > Scroll down and click Diagnostics & Feedback > Open System Information > Software > Applications
    Affected if The version shown is 23.6.6 or earlier, or between 24.0 and 24.4.1 inclusive
  3. Check Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application version
    Open Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app, click the account icon (top right), view All Apps section to see installed Adobe apps with their version numbers
    Affected if The Adobe Audition version listed is 23.6.6 or earlier, or between 24.0 and 24.4.1 inclusive

If the installed Adobe Audition version is 23.6.6 or lower, or falls within the 24.0 to 24.4.1 range, the environment is vulnerable to out-of-bounds write attacks via malicious files.

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

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 24.4.1
Interim mitigation

Apply vendor-supplied security patches by upgrading Adobe Audition to version 24.4.2 or later (24.x branch) or 23.6.7 or later (23.x branch). Users should avoid opening untrusted or unsolicited files until patches are applied.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Adobe Audition 24.4.2 or later (or the latest available version)

  1. Navigate to the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application or visit adobe.com
  2. Open Adobe Creative Cloud and locate Adobe Audition
  3. Check for available updates or manually download the latest version from Adobe's official website
  4. Install the updated version of Adobe Audition (version 24.4.2 or later)
  5. Restart the application after updating
  6. Verify the installed version by going to Help > About Adobe Audition
Caveat Major version upgrades (e.g., from Audition 23.x to 24.x) may include feature changes; ensure project file compatibility before upgrading critical projects

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

Fix this in Audition Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation1.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing1.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
5.0 hours of engineering $890
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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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