CVE-2024-41873

Memory disclosure via crafted media file

Published Sep 13, 2024 · Updated Sep 13, 2024

Out-of-bounds read in Adobe Media Encoder 24.5 and earlier and 23.6.8 and earlier allows local users to disclose memory via a crafted file. Adobe has not disclosed the affected parser, file format, or the specific bounds-check failure that reads beyond an allocated buffer. Exploitation requires a victim to open the malicious file; exposed memory can contain sensitive data and weaken ASLR, with no integrity or availability impact reported.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.27%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Out-of-bounds read in Adobe Media Encoder 24.5 and earlier and 23.6.8 and earlier allows local users to disclose memory via a crafted file. Adobe has not disclosed the affected parser, file format, or the specific bounds-check failure that reads beyond an allocated buffer. Exploitation requires a victim to open the malicious file; exposed memory can contain sensitive data and weaken ASLR, with no integrity or availability impact reported.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-41873
Published
Sep 13, 2024
Updated
Sep 13, 2024
Vendor
Adobe
Product
Adobe Media Encoder
Classifications
CWE-125, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 13, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 13, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=23.6.8

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Adobe · Adobe Media Encoderversion=0 <=23.6.8

Published CVSS scores

5.5AdobeCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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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-125Out-of-bounds Read
T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File

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