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Media EncoderApplication · Adobe

CVE-2024-41873

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-09-13
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 23.6.9 or later.
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58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
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
Media 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 confidence

Adobe Media Encoder contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that allows disclosure of sensitive memory contents. An attacker can craft a malicious file that, when opened by a victim, triggers the vulnerability to read beyond allocated memory boundaries, potentially exposing memory addresses that can be used to bypass ASLR mitigation.

MitigationUpdate Adobe Media Encoder to the latest patched version. Additionally, train users to avoid opening files from untrusted sources, as exploitation requires user interaction.

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
Media EncoderApplication
Affected:< 23.6.9>= 24.0, <= 24.6

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
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 checks

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

  1. Confirm Adobe Media Encoder is installed
    On Windows, check the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{...} for an entry named 'Adobe Media Encoder' or look for the executable at C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Media Encoder\Adobe Media Encoder.exe
    Affected if The application is not installed on the system
  2. Determine installed version number
    Right-click on Adobe Media Encoder.exe in the installation directory, select Properties, then view the Details tab to see the File Version. Alternatively, use PowerShell: Get-Item 'C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Media Encoder\Adobe Media Encoder.exe' | Select-Object -ExpandProperty VersionInfo
    Affected if Unable to retrieve version information
  3. Compare version against affected ranges
    Check if the installed version falls into < 23.6.9 OR (>= 24.0 AND <= 24.6). For example, versions like 23.6.0, 24.0, 24.4, or 24.6 are affected. Versions 23.6.9 and later but below 24.0, or versions above 24.6 (like 24.7+) are not affected.
    Affected if Version matches < 23.6.9 or falls between 24.0 and 24.6 inclusive

A user is affected if Adobe Media Encoder is installed AND the installed version is either below 23.6.9 or between 24.0 and 24.6 inclusive.

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 23.6.9 or later
Fixed in 23.6.9
Interim mitigation

Update Adobe Media Encoder to the latest patched version. Additionally, train users to avoid opening files from untrusted sources, as exploitation requires user interaction.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Media Encoder 24.7 or later, or Media Encoder 23.6.9 or later

  1. 1. Check the current installed version of Adobe Media Encoder by opening the application and navigating to Help > About Adobe Media Encoder
  2. 2. Close Adobe Media Encoder completely before proceeding with the update
  3. 3. Open Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application or navigate to https://creativecloud.adobe.com/apps
  4. 4. Locate Adobe Media Encoder in your installed applications list
  5. 5. Click the Update button next to Adobe Media Encoder to install the latest version
  6. 6. Alternatively, manually download the latest version from Adobe's official website at https://www.adobe.com/products/media-encoder.html
  7. 7. Verify the update was successful by checking Help > About Adobe Media Encoder shows version 24.7 or later (for v24.x) or 23.6.9 or later (for v23.x)
Caveat Upgrade requires Adobe Creative Cloud subscription; ensure compatibility with other Adobe applications in your workflow

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

Fix this in Media Encoder Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
6.0 hours of engineering $1,060
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