CVE-2024-49536
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 23.6.9, 24.4.6 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 · high confidenceAdobe Audition contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in affected versions (23.6.9, 24.4.6 and earlier) that allows disclosure of sensitive memory contents. An attacker can craft a malicious file that, when opened by a victim, triggers this memory disclosure, potentially leaking addresses that can be used to bypass ASLR protection mechanisms.
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, < 24.6.3CVSS 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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Verify Adobe Audition is installedCheck for Adobe Audition installation. On Windows, look in Program Files or run 'Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\* | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -like "*Audition*"}'. On macOS, check /Applications for Adobe Audition.app.Affected if Adobe Audition is not installed on the system.
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Identify the installed Adobe Audition versionOpen Adobe Audition, then go to Help > About Adobe Audition to display the exact version number. Alternatively, on Windows check the version in the application properties, or on macOS right-click the app and select Get Info.Affected if Unable to determine the installed version.
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Compare against affected version rangesCompare your installed version to the following affected ranges: version 23.6.9 or earlier, OR version 24.0 through 24.4.6 (or any 24.x version lower than 24.6.3). Versions 24.6.3 and later are patched.Affected if Installed version is 23.6.9 or earlier, OR falls between 24.0 and 24.4.6 (or < 24.6.3).
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Assess file opening behaviorDetermine whether users in your environment commonly open audio project files from external or untrusted sources, as exploitation requires a victim to open a specially crafted malicious file.Affected if Users routinely open audio files from untrusted or unknown sources.
A user is affected if Adobe Audition is installed with a version in the 23.6.9 or earlier range, or in the 24.0 to less than 24.6.3 range, and they open files from untrusted sources.
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 · scoped24.6.3
Update Adobe Audition to version 23.6.9 or 24.4.6 or later to patch the vulnerability. Avoid opening files from untrusted or unknown sources as exploitation requires user interaction.
Adobe Audition 24.6.3 or later
- Upgrade Adobe Audition to version 24.6.3 or later
- Verify the installation by opening Adobe Audition and checking the version number in the Help > About Adobe Audition menu
- Ensure that users do not open untrusted or unexpected audio files, as exploitation requires user interaction with a malicious file
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-2024-49536 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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