First published: Fri Jul 17 2020(Updated: )
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code 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 processing of MP4 files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.
Credit: psirt@adobe.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Adobe Media Encoder | ||
Adobe Media Encoder | <=14.2 |
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CVE-2020-9650 is a vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Adobe Media Encoder.
To exploit this vulnerability, the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
An attacker can execute arbitrary code on the affected system.
The severity of CVE-2020-9650 is high, with a severity value of 7.8.
It is recommended to update to Adobe Media Encoder version 14.2 or later to fix this vulnerability.