CVE-2024-47449
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Adobe Audition that could allow an attacker to read sensitive memory contents. When exploited, it could help bypass security mitigations like ASLR. Users of affected Audition versions who open malicious files are at risk.
💻 Affected Systems
- Adobe Audition
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Memory disclosure leading to ASLR bypass, potentially enabling further exploitation chains or information leakage about system memory layout.
Likely Case
Limited information disclosure from memory reads when opening specially crafted malicious files, potentially revealing some system information.
If Mitigated
No impact if users don't open untrusted files or have patched versions installed.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user interaction (opening malicious file) and understanding of memory layout for effective ASLR bypass.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Update to Audition 23.6.10 or 24.4.7
Vendor Advisory: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/audition/apsb24-83.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Open Adobe Creative Cloud application. 2. Navigate to Updates section. 3. Install available update for Audition. 4. Restart Audition after update completes.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict file opening
allOnly open trusted files from verified sources in Audition
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict Audition usage to opening only verified, trusted files from known sources
- Implement application control policies to prevent execution of unauthorized Audition files
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Audition version via Help > About Audition. If version is 23.6.9 or earlier, or 24.4.6 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
On Windows: Check via Help > About Audition. On macOS: Audition > About Audition.Verify Fix Applied:
Verify Audition version is 23.6.10 or higher (for v23) or 24.4.7 or higher (for v24) after updating.📡 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 event_type:"process_start" AND parent_process_name:"explorer.exe" OR parent_process_name:"cmd.exe"