PT-2024-9872 · Adobe · Media Encoder

Published 2024-12-10 · Updated 2024-12-18 · CVE-2024-49554

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Media Encoder versions 25.0, 24.6.3 and earlier

Description: The issue is related to a NULL Pointer Dereference error. Exploitation of this issue could allow an attacker to cause a denial-of-service by crashing the application, which requires user interaction in the form of opening a malicious file. An attacker could exploit this to block the application, leading to a denial of service condition.

Recommendations: For Media Encoder versions 25.0, 24.6.3 and earlier, avoid opening malicious files to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to potentially malicious files until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-11650

CVE-2024-49554

Affected Products

Media Encoder

References · 8

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49554 · Vendor Advisory
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/media-encoder/apsb24-93.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-11650 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49554 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1866864825386852810 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/12562 · Telegram Post
• https://reddit.com/r/k12cybersecurity/comments/1hbcecw/msisac_cybersecurity_advisory_multiple · Reddit Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/104713 · Telegram Post