Multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Media Encoder
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 5 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-47040 CVE-2023-47041 CVE-2023-47042 CVE-2023-47043 CVE-2023-47044 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-125 CWE-787 CWE-122 CWE-824 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Adobe Media Encoder Client/Desktop applications / Other client software |
| Vendor | Adobe |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 5 vulnerabilities.
1) Out-of-bounds read
EUVDB-ID: #VU83174
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-47040
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds read error execute arbitrary code.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsAdobe Media Encoder: 12.0 - 24.0.2
External linkshttp://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/media-encoder/apsb23-63.html
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1666/
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.
2) Out-of-bounds write
EUVDB-ID: #VU83175
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-47041
CWE-ID:
CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsAdobe Media Encoder: 12.0 - 24.0.2
External linkshttp://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/media-encoder/apsb23-63.html
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1665/
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.
3) Heap-based buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU83177
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-47042
CWE-ID:
CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsAdobe Media Encoder: 12.0 - 24.0.2
External linkshttp://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/media-encoder/apsb23-63.html
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1664/
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.
4) Out-of-bounds read
EUVDB-ID: #VU83176
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-47043
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds read error execute arbitrary code.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsAdobe Media Encoder: 12.0 - 24.0.2
External linkshttp://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/media-encoder/apsb23-63.html
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1667/
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.
5) Access of Uninitialized Pointer
EUVDB-ID: #VU83178
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-47044
CWE-ID:
CWE-824 - Access of Uninitialized Pointer
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and read contents of memory on the system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsAdobe Media Encoder: 12.0 - 24.0.2
External linkshttp://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/media-encoder/apsb23-63.html
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1668/
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.
