Out-of-bounds Read in Adobe Media Encoder

CVE-2020-9745

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 (80.9th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-9745?
CVE-2020-9745 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-2020-9745?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.