CVE-2024-20764
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAnimate versions 24.0, 23.0.3 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read 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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceAdobe Animate versions 24.0, 23.0.3 and earlier contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that allows disclosure of sensitive memory contents. This information disclosure can be leveraged by attackers to defeat ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization) mitigations, potentially making subsequent exploitation more reliable. Exploitation requires user interaction—specifically, the victim must open a specially crafted malicious file.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 23.0.0, < 23.0.4= 24.0.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Adobe Animate installationOpen Adobe Animate and go to Help > About Adobe Animate, or check the installed version in the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app under the Animate application entry.Affected if No Adobe Animate installation is found (not applicable).
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Determine installed Animate versionLocate the exact version number displayed in the About dialog or Creative Cloud app. Look for a version in the format XX.0.X (such as 23.0.0, 23.0.3, 24.0.0, etc.).Affected if The version shown is 23.0.0, 23.0.1, 23.0.2, 23.0.3, or 24.0.0.
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Verify version is in affected rangeCompare your installed version against the known affected versions: 23.0.0 through 23.0.3 inclusive, and exactly 24.0.0. Any of these versions indicate vulnerability.Affected if Your version matches any of: 23.0.0, 23.0.1, 23.0.2, 23.0.3, or 24.0.0.
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Check for user file handling behaviorReview whether your Animate environment involves opening .FLA, .XFL, or Animate project files from external or untrusted sources, as exploitation requires opening a specially crafted malicious file.Affected if Users routinely open Animate files from untrusted or unknown sources without verification.
You are affected if Adobe Animate version 23.0.0 through 23.0.3 or exactly version 24.0.0 is installed, and users open Animate files from untrusted sources.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped23.0.4
Update Adobe Animate to the latest patched version (24.0.1 or later). Until the patch is applied, instruct users to avoid opening Animate files from untrusted or unknown sources.
Adobe Animate 23.0.4 (or later for 23.x line); Adobe Animate 24.0.1 or later for 24.x line
- 1. Close Adobe Animate if currently running
- 2. Back up any current projects as a precautionary measure
- 3. Download the latest Adobe Animate version from the official Adobe website (get.adobe.com/animate) or through the Creative Cloud desktop application
- 4. Run the installer and follow the prompts to update to the fixed version
- 5. Verify the installed version by opening Animate and checking Help > About Adobe Animate
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-20764 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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