What is CVE-2019-8246?

CVE-2019-8246 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Media Encoder, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-11-14.

How severe is CVE-2019-8246?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Adobe Media Encoder

CVE-2019-8246

Adobe Media Encoder versions 13.1 and earlier have an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution .

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.046 (90.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Adobe Media Encoder — versions 13.1 and earlier versions
Adobe Media_encoder
Apple Macos
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-8246?: CVE-2019-8246 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Adobe Media Encoder, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-11-14.
How severe is CVE-2019-8246?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.