Advisory Details

March 13th, 2024

Adobe Premiere Pro AVI File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-24-292
ZDI-CAN-22671

CVE ID CVE-2024-20745
CVSS SCORE 7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Adobe
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Premiere Pro
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Adobe Premiere Pro. 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 AVI files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability 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/premiere_pro/apsb24-12.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2023-12-06 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2024-03-13 - Coordinated public release of advisory
  • 2024-07-01 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT Francis Provencher {PRL}
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