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CVE-2023-47042: Adobe Media Encoder version 24.0.2 (and earlier) and 23.6 (and earlier) are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of th...

CVE-2023-47042 · published 2 years ago
Summary

Adobe Media Encoder version 24.0.2 (and earlier) and 23.6 (and earlier) are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malic...

What to do

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Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
adobe media_encoder <= 23.6.0
>= 24.0.0, <= 24.0.2
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:media_encoder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
Adobe Media Encoder version 24.0.2 (and earlier) and 23.6 (and earlier) are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of th...
Adobe Media Encoder version 24.0.2 (and earlier) and 23.6 (and earlier) are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Fix within
Internet-facing 14 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit
  • Gives an attacker full control
Severity
7.8 High
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-122Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
Timeline
Published16 Nov 2023
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
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