CVE-2024-30293
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 24.0.2, 23.0.5 and earlier are affected by a Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution 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 versions 24.0.2, 23.0.5 and earlier contain a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability when parsing malicious animation files. Successful exploitation allows arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user, requiring the victim to 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, < 23.0.6>= 24.0.0, < 24.0.3CVSS 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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Determine installed Adobe Animate versionOpen Adobe Animate and navigate to Help > About Adobe Animate, or check in Control Panel > Programs and Features, or right-click the Animate.exe file and select Properties > Details to view the Product VersionAffected if Version is 23.0.0 through 23.0.5, or 24.0.0 through 24.0.2
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Compare version against affected rangesIf the version shown is 23.0.6 or higher, or 24.0.3 or higher, the vulnerability is patched. Any version below these thresholds falls within the affected rangeAffected if Version is less than 23.0.6 or between 24.0.0 and 24.0.2 inclusive
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Assess file opening riskThis vulnerability is triggered when Adobe Animate opens specially crafted malicious animation files. Check whether users in your environment routinely open animation files (.an, .fla, .swf) from untrusted or unknown sourcesAffected if Users open animation files from untrusted sources while running a vulnerable version
You are affected if Adobe Animate version is 23.0.0-23.0.5 or 24.0.0-24.0.2 and the application is used to open animation 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 · scoped23.0.624.0.3
Update Adobe Animate to the latest patched version. Until patched, avoid opening animation files from untrusted or unknown sources.
Adobe Animate 23.0.6 or 24.0.3 (whichever major version is desired)
- 1. Close any running instances of Adobe Animate
- 2. Open Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application or navigate to https://creativecloud.adobe.com
- 3. Locate Adobe Animate in your installed applications
- 4. Click on 'Update' or 'Install' next to Animate to update to the latest version
- 5. Alternatively, download the latest version directly from https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install.html
- 6. Verify the installed version by opening Animate and checking Help > About Adobe Animate
- 7. Confirm the version shows 23.0.6 or later, or 24.0.3 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-2024-30293 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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