CVE-2024-30286
📋 TL;DR
Adobe Framemaker versions 2020.5, 2022.3 and earlier contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could allow attackers to read sensitive memory contents. This could help bypass security mitigations like ASLR. Users who open malicious files with affected versions are at risk.
💻 Affected Systems
- Adobe Framemaker
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
An attacker could bypass ASLR and combine this with other vulnerabilities to achieve arbitrary code execution, potentially compromising the entire system.
Likely Case
Information disclosure leading to memory address leaks that could facilitate more sophisticated attacks against the system.
If Mitigated
Limited information disclosure with no direct code execution if proper memory protections are in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires user interaction (opening malicious file) and likely requires chaining with other vulnerabilities for full exploitation.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2020.6 and 2022.4
Vendor Advisory: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/framemaker/apsb24-37.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Open Adobe Framemaker. 2. Go to Help > Check for Updates. 3. Follow prompts to install latest version. 4. Restart Framemaker after installation.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict file types
allBlock or restrict opening of untrusted Framemaker files via group policy or application controls
User awareness training
allTrain users not to open Framemaker files from untrusted sources
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement application whitelisting to block execution of vulnerable Framemaker versions
- Use endpoint protection with file reputation checking to block malicious documents
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Framemaker version via Help > About Adobe Framemaker. If version is 2020.5 or earlier, or 2022.3 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
On Windows: Check registry at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\FrameMaker\XX.X\Installation (where XX.X is version)Verify Fix Applied:
Verify version is 2020.6 or higher for 2020 branch, or 2022.4 or higher for 2022 branch.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Application crashes with memory access violations
- Unexpected file opens from untrusted sources
Network Indicators:
- Downloads of Framemaker files from suspicious sources
SIEM Query:
source="*framemaker*" AND (event_type="crash" OR file_extension="*.fm" OR file_extension="*.book")