CVE-2024-41868
📋 TL;DR
Adobe Audition versions 24.4.1, 23.6.6 and earlier contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could allow attackers to read sensitive memory contents. This could potentially bypass security mitigations like ASLR, though exploitation requires user interaction through opening a malicious file. Users of affected Audition versions on any operating system are vulnerable.
💻 Affected Systems
- Adobe Audition
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
An attacker could read sensitive memory contents, potentially bypassing ASLR to enable more sophisticated attacks or leak confidential information from the application's memory space.
Likely Case
Limited information disclosure from application memory, potentially enabling further exploitation if combined with other vulnerabilities.
If Mitigated
No impact if users don't open untrusted files or if the vulnerability is patched.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user interaction (opening malicious file) and knowledge of memory layout.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Update to Audition 24.4.2 or 23.6.7
Vendor Advisory: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/audition/apsb24-54.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Open Adobe Creative Cloud application. 2. Navigate to the 'Apps' tab. 3. Find Adobe Audition and click 'Update'. 4. Restart Audition after update completes.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict file opening
allOnly open trusted files from verified sources in Audition
Application control
allUse application whitelisting to prevent execution of unauthorized files
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict file handling policies - only open files from trusted sources
- Use endpoint protection with file reputation services to detect malicious files
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Audition version via Help > About Audition. If version is 24.4.1, 23.6.6 or earlier, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
In Audition: Help > About AuditionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Audition version is 24.4.2 or 23.6.7 or later after update.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Audition crash logs with memory access violations
- Unexpected file opening events in application logs
Network Indicators:
- File downloads from untrusted sources followed by Audition execution
SIEM Query:
process_name:"Audition.exe" AND (file_operation:* OR crash_detected:*)