Information disclosure in Adobe Audition

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU28126

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9618

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the parsing of MOV files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Adobe Audition: - - 13.0.5

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_audition:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_audition:13.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/audition/apsb20-28.html
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-667/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.