{"id":74424,"date":"2025-09-12T06:51:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T06:51:57","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-28T17:56:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T23:56:03","slug":"cve-2025-47131-critical-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-adobe-framemaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47131-critical-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-adobe-framemaker\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-47131: Critical Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Adobe Framemaker<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has identified a critical flaw in Adobe Framemaker versions 2020.8, 2022.6 and earlier, dubbed CVE-2025-47131. This vulnerability is a Heap-based Buffer Overflow that can potentially allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54887-significant-security-vulnerability-in-jwe-ruby-encryption-implementation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82677\">vulnerability is of significant<\/a> concern as it could lead to a system compromise or severe data leakage, proving disastrous for businesses and individual users alike. The exploitation of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5821-critical-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-case-theme-user-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83270\">vulnerability requires user<\/a> interaction, as the victim must open a malicious file.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-47131<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.8 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2022-45134-critical-vulnerability-in-mahara-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82889\">Potential system<\/a> compromise and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2312881905\" 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=\"86247\">Adobe Framemaker<\/a> | 2020.8, 2022.6 and earlier versions<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-47131 exploit operates by taking advantage of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47169-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-microsoft-office-word\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81991\">Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability<\/a> in Adobe Framemaker. An attacker, with the help of a maliciously crafted file, can cause the software to write data beyond the end of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26416-high-risk-heap-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-skbmpstandardcodec-cpp\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86262\">buffer allocated in the heap<\/a>. This overflow of data can corrupt the data, crash the software, or allow the attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50286-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-grav-cms-v1-7-48\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82045\">execute arbitrary code<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8420-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-request-a-quote-form-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82067\">execution of the arbitrary code<\/a> occurs in the context of the current user, enabling the attacker to gain user-level privileges on the system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-328279480\" 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>The following pseudocode provides a conceptual understanding of how the vulnerability might be exploited:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">def exploit_CVE_2025_47131(malicious_file):\nbuffer = allocate_heap_buffer()\nuser = get_current_user()\n# Craft malicious file to cause buffer overflow\nwith open(malicious_file, &quot;rb&quot;) as file:\nbuffer.write(file.read())\n# Execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user\nexecute_arbitrary_code(user, buffer)\nexploit_CVE_2025_47131(&quot;malicious_file.framemaker&quot;)<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This code represents the process of how an attacker would utilize a malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8895-critical-arbitrary-file-copy-vulnerability-in-wp-webhooks-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81977\">file to overflow the heap buffer and subsequently execute arbitrary<\/a> code.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has identified a critical flaw in Adobe Framemaker versions 2020.8, 2022.6 and earlier, dubbed CVE-2025-47131. This vulnerability is a Heap-based Buffer Overflow that can potentially allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. 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