What is CVE-2020-9646?

CVE-2020-9646 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Media Encoder, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-07-17.

How severe is CVE-2020-9646?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Adobe Media Encoder

CVE-2020-9646

Adobe Media Encoder versions 14.2 and earlier have an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.032 (86.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Adobe Media Encoder — versions 14.2 and earlier versions
Adobe Media_encoder

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@adobe.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-9646?: CVE-2020-9646 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Media Encoder, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-07-17.
How severe is CVE-2020-9646?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.