Out-of-bounds Read in Adobe Media Encoder

CVE-2024-41873

Media Encoder versions 24.5, 23.6.8 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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.003 (18.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-41873?
CVE-2024-41873 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Media Encoder, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-09-13.
How severe is CVE-2024-41873?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.