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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2024.2162
APSB24-23 : Security update available for Adobe Media Encoder
10 April 2024
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Adobe Media Encoder
Publisher: Adobe
Operating System: Windows
macOS
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2024-20772
Original Bulletin:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/media-encoder/apsb24-23.html
Comment: CVSS (Max): 7.8 CVE-2024-20772 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVSS Source: Adobe
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Security Updates Available for Adobe Media Encoder | APSB24-23
Bulletin ID Date Published Priority
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
Product Version Platform
Adobe Media Encoder 24.2.1 and earlier versions Windows and macOS
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 .
Product Version Platform Priority
Adobe Media Encoder 24.3 Windows and macOS 3
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
Vulnerability Vulnerability CVSS
Category Impact Severity base CVSS vector CVE Numbers
score
Buffer Arbitrary CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/ CVE-2024-20772
Overflow code Critical 7.8 PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/
( CWE-120 ) execution I:H/A:H
Acknowledgments
Adobe would like to thank the following for reporting these issues and for
working with Adobe to help protect our customers:
o 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
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