Bulletin ID
Last updated on
Apr 9, 2024
Security Updates Available for Adobe Media Encoder | APSB24-23
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Date Published |
Priority |
|---|---|---|
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APSB24-23 |
April 9, 2024 |
3 |
Summary
Adobe has released an update for Adobe Media Encoder. This update resolves a critical vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Affected Versions
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Product |
Version |
Platform |
|---|---|---|
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Adobe Media Encoder |
24.2.1 and earlier versions |
Windows and macOS |
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Adobe Media Encoder |
23.6.4 and earlier versions |
Windows and macOS |
Solution
Adobe categorizes these updates with the following priority ratings and recommends users update their installation to the newest version via the Creative Cloud desktop app's update mechanism. For more information, please reference this help page.
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Product |
Version |
Platform |
Priority |
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Adobe Media Encoder |
24.3 |
Windows and macOS |
3 |
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Adobe Media Encoder |
23.6.5 |
Windows and macOS |
3 |
For managed environments, IT administrators can use the Admin Console to deploy Creative Cloud applications to end users. Refer to this help page for more information.
Vulnerability Details
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Vulnerability Category |
Vulnerability Impact |
Severity |
CVSS base score |
CVE Numbers |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Buffer Overflow (CWE-120) |
Arbitrary code execution |
Critical |
7.8 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVE-2024-20772 |
Acknowledgments
Adobe would like to thank the following for reporting these issues and for working with Adobe to help protect our customers:
Francis Provencher (prl) - CVE-2024-20772
NOTE: Adobe has a private, invite-only, bug bounty program with HackerOne. If you are interested in working with Adobe as an external security researcher, please fill out this form for next steps.
For more information, visit https://helpx.adobe.com/security.html, or email PSIRT@adobe.com