5.5

CVE-2023-47044: adobe media_encoder Access of Uninitialized Pointer

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
Published 16-11-2023Last modified 02-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-47044 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability in adobe media_encoder. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.37%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 16-11-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 02-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Adobe Media Encoder version 24.0.2 (and earlier) and 23.6 (and earlier) are affected by an Access of Uninitialized Pointer 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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.37%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

29%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.37% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.37%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Adobe1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links