{"id":48825,"date":"2025-06-04T07:12:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T07:12:25","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-28T23:19:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T05:19:07","slug":"cve-2025-30295-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-adobe-framemaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30295-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-adobe-framemaker\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-30295: Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Adobe Framemaker<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-30295 is a critical vulnerability detected in Adobe Framemaker versions 2020.8, 2022.6, and earlier. This vulnerability is a heap-based buffer overflow that can lead to arbitrary code execution, potentially compromising systems or leading to data leakage. What makes this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45997-exploiting-file-upload-vulnerability-in-web-based-pharmacy-product-management-system\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57307\">vulnerability particularly dangerous is the context of its exploitation<\/a> &#8211; it operates in the current user context, meaning that any malicious activity could be perceived as legitimate user behavior. Furthermore, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3055-critical-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-wp-user-frontend-pro-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59203\">vulnerability requires user<\/a> interaction, making it an ideal exploit for phishing or social engineering attacks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-30295<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48828-arbitrary-php-code-execution-in-vbulletin-via-template-conditionals\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"55744\">Arbitrary code execution<\/a>, potential system compromise, or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3997854283\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47123-adobe-framemaker-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86250\">Adobe Framemaker<\/a> | 2020.8<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47124-adobe-framemaker-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86322\">Adobe Framemaker<\/a> | 2022.6<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of a heap-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4733-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-routers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"54672\">buffer overflow vulnerability<\/a> in Adobe Framemaker. An attacker crafts a malicious file which, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-41591-critical-man-in-the-middle-vulnerability-in-open-network-foundation-onos-v2-7-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57306\">opened by a user in the vulnerable<\/a> software, triggers the overflow. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2146-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-multifunction-printers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"54786\">buffer overflow<\/a>, data exceeding the buffer&#8217;s boundary is written into adjacent memory. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4833-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-routers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"54789\">vulnerability is &#8216;heap-based&#8217; because the overflow<\/a> occurs in the heap data area, a region of memory used for dynamic memory allocation. This overflow can corrupt data, crash the program, or, most dangerously, lead to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3357-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-ibm-tivoli-monitoring\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56428\">arbitrary code execution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2711597488\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Considering the nature of this vulnerability, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24274-input-validation-issue-exploitable-via-malicious-app-on-macos\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86251\">exploit would likely involve a maliciously<\/a> crafted Adobe Framemaker file. An oversimplified example might look like this:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">char buffer[512];\n\/\/ The attacker controls the input size and content\nread_from_malicious_file(buffer, 1024);<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this conceptual example, the function `read_from_malicious_file()` is reading 1024 bytes of data from a malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4603-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-emagicone-store-manager-for-woocommerce\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"55011\">file and trying to store<\/a> it in a buffer that only has space for 512 bytes. This causes a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5156-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-h3c-gr-5400ax\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"54914\">buffer overflow<\/a>, which in turn can lead to arbitrary code execution.<br \/>\nPlease note, this is a conceptual example and oversimplifies the complexities involved in real-world exploitation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-30295 is a critical vulnerability detected in Adobe Framemaker versions 2020.8, 2022.6, and earlier. This vulnerability is a heap-based buffer overflow that can lead to arbitrary code execution, potentially compromising systems or leading to data leakage. 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