CVE-2022-24094: adobe after_effects Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-24094 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in adobe after_effects. EPSS estimates a 3.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 11-03-2022
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 23-04-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Adobe After Effects versions 22.2 (and earlier) and 18.4.4 (and earlier) are affected by a Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

• CWE-121Stack-based Buffer OverflowA stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).
• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.