CVE-2024-41872
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 · uneditedMedia Encoder versions 24.5, 23.6.8 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read 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 Media Encoder contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that allows reading memory beyond allocated buffers. This can expose sensitive memory contents including addresses that can be used to bypass ASLR mitigation. Exploitation requires a 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< 23.6.9>= 24.0, < 24.6CVSS 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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Confirm Adobe Media Encoder is installedCheck for Adobe Media Encoder in the Windows Start Menu, Programs and Features list, or Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app under Installed appsAffected if Adobe Media Encoder is not found on the system, then the CVE does not apply
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Locate the installed version numberRight-click Adobe Media Encoder in the Programs and Features list and select Properties, or open the application and go to Help > About Adobe Media Encoder, or check the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app Installed apps sectionAffected if Unable to determine the version number from any of these locations
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Compare your version against the affected rangeReview the version number found - vulnerable versions are: any 23.x version below 23.6.9, or any 24.x version from 24.0 up to but not including 24.6Affected if Your installed version is 23.x and is less than 23.6.9, OR your installed version is 24.x and is 24.0 or higher but below 24.6
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Assess exposure to malicious media filesDetermine if Adobe Media Encoder is used to process files from untrusted or unknown sources, or if users have permissions to open arbitrary media files with the applicationAffected if Users routinely open media files from untrusted or unknown sources using Adobe Media Encoder
You are affected if Adobe Media Encoder is installed with a version in the range 23.x < 23.6.9 or 24.0 <= version < 24.6, and users could open specially crafted malicious media files with it.
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 · scoped23.6.924.6
Update Adobe Media Encoder to version 24.6 or later (for 24.x) or 23.6.9 or later (for 23.x). Avoid opening untrusted or suspicious media files from unknown sources.
Adobe Media Encoder 24.6 (or 23.6.9 for the 23.x branch)
- Check current Adobe Media Encoder version via Help > About Adobe Media Encoder
- If version is 23.x and below 23.6.9, or version is 24.x and below 24.6, an upgrade is required
- Download the latest Adobe Media Encoder release from the official Adobe website (get.adobe.com orhelpx.adobe.com)
- Run the Adobe installer and follow prompts to update Media Encoder
- Restart Media Encoder after installation completes
- Verify the installed version is 23.6.9 or higher, or 24.6 or higher
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-2024-41872 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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