CVE-2024-30288

Code execution via 3DS parser heap overflow

Published May 16, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe FrameMaker 2020 Update 5 and 2022 Update 3 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. The 3DS file parser writes beyond a heap buffer while processing crafted file data; Adobe has not disclosed the affected function or field. Exploitation requires a user to open a malicious file, after which code runs in the current user's context.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.34%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe FrameMaker 2020 Update 5 and 2022 Update 3 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. The 3DS file parser writes beyond a heap buffer while processing crafted file data; Adobe has not disclosed the affected function or field. Exploitation requires a user to open a malicious file, after which code runs in the current user's context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-30288
Published
May 16, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Adobe
Product
Adobe FrameMaker
Classifications
CWE-122, CWE-787, T1203
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 16, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=2022.3
  2. Affected versionversion=2020 <update_5
  3. Affected versionversion=2022 <update_3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Adobe · Adobe FrameMakerversion=0 <=2022.3; version=2020 <update_5; version=2022 <update_3

Published CVSS scores

7.8AdobeCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-122Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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