CVE-2024-20797
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 23.0.4, 24.0.1 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file, which could result in a read past the end of an allocated memory structure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. 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 · high confidenceAdobe Animate contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when parsing crafted files, allowing an attacker to read past the end of allocated memory structures. This could be leveraged to achieve code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires victim interaction (opening a malicious .anme or animation file).
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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< 23.0.5>= 24.0.0, < 24.0.2CVSS 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
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 navigate to Help > About Adobe Animate, or check the application properties in Windows Explorer / Finder on Mac. The version number is displayed in the format XX.X.XAffected if Version displays as a number less than 23.0.5, or 24.0.0 or 24.0.1
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Confirm version against affected rangesCompare your installed version number to the affected ranges: versions below 23.0.5, or versions 24.0.0 through 24.0.1 are vulnerable. Versions 23.0.5 and above, or 24.0.2 and above are not affectedAffected if Installed version falls within < 23.0.5 OR >= 24.0.0 and < 24.0.2
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Verify .anme file handling capabilityCheck if Adobe Animate is configured to open or has recently opened .anme files. This file extension is used by Adobe Animate for animation project files. Look for file associations in Adobe Animate preferences or system file type associationsAffected if Animate can open .anme files and the parsing of such files would trigger the vulnerable code path
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Inspect for suspicious .anme filesSearch for unexpected or untrusted .anme files in download folders, email attachments, or recent documents. These files are required for exploitation - the vulnerability is triggered during file parsingAffected if Unknown or untrusted .anme files from external sources have been opened with Adobe Animate
You are affected if Adobe Animate version is less than 23.0.5 or between 24.0.0 and 24.0.1 inclusive, AND you open or have opened malicious .anme 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 · scoped23.0.524.0.2
Update Adobe Animate to the patched version released by Adobe. Avoid opening untrusted or unexpected animation files from unknown sources.
Adobe Animate 23.0.5 (for v23.x) or 24.0.2 (for v24.x)
- 1. Close Adobe Animate if it is currently running
- 2. Back up any important Animate project files (.fla, .xfl) as a precaution
- 3. Open Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application
- 4. Navigate to the Apps or Updates section
- 5. Locate Adobe Animate in the available updates
- 6. Click Update or Install to install the latest version
- 7. For version 23.x users: Ensure update to version 23.0.5 or later
- 8. For version 24.x users: Ensure update to version 24.0.2 or later
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-2024-20797 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.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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