Advisory Details

October 21st, 2019

Adobe Media Encoder MOV File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2019-8242
CVSS SCORE	3.3, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS	Adobe
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Media Encoder
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Adobe Media Encoder. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of MOV files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Adobe has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/media-encoder/apsb19-52.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2019-06-20 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2019-10-21 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2019-11-14 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	Francis Provencher {PRL}

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