CVE-2024-49554

Summary

CVE-2024-49554 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability affecting Media Encoder versions 25.0 and 24.6.3 and older. This issue could cause an application denial-of-service when an attacker tricks a user into opening a malicious file. The vulnerability occurs due to the application's failure to properly check pointers, resulting in a NULL pointer dereference and application crash. This condition prevents the targeted Media Encoder application from functioning, leading to a denial of service.

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