Out-of-bounds Read in Adobe Media Encoder
CVE-2020-9744
Adobe Media Encoder version 14.3.2 (and earlier versions) has an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could be exploited to read past the end of an allocated buffer, possibly resulting in a crash or disclosure of sensitive information from other memory locations. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.022 (81.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- Adobe Media Encoder — versions unspecified
- Adobe Media_encoder
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-9744?
- CVE-2020-9744 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Media Encoder, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-09-18.
- How severe is CVE-2020-9744?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.