Adobe Media Encoder 24.0.2/23.6: Uninitialized Pointer Disclosure
CVE-2023-47044 Published on November 16, 2023
ZDI-CAN-21789: Adobe Media Encoder MP4 File Uninitialized Variable Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Adobe Media Encoder version 24.0.2 (and earlier) and 23.6 (and earlier) are affected by an Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-47044 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
Access of Uninitialized Pointer
The program accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-47044
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Affected Versions
Adobe Media Encoder:- Before and including 23.6 is affected.
- Before and including 24.0.2 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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