CVE-2024-20737 Adobe After Effect 2024 RGB File parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability
An out-of-bounds read in Adobe After Effects allows attackers to disclose sensitive memory and bypass ASLR by tricking users into opening malicious files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-20737?
CVE-2024-20737 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe After Effects, published on 10 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
After Effects versions 24.1, 23.6.2 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read 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.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20737?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe After Effects.
How do I fix CVE-2024-20737?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20737 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2024-20737 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20737 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-mw9v-x4m4-66v4.