CVE-2024-30294
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 Heap-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 heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability that can be triggered when a user opens a maliciously crafted file. This memory corruption issue can be exploited to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
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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Verify Adobe Animate is installedCheck for Adobe Animate installation on the system. On Windows, look in Program Files for 'Adobe\Adobe Animate' folder, or check the Windows Registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall for an entry containing 'Adobe Animate'.Affected if Adobe Animate is not found on the system, the user is not affected by this vulnerability.
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Determine the installed Adobe Animate versionLocate the Adobe Animate executable (typically at C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Animate 2024\Animate.exe or similar path depending on version). Right-click the executable, select Properties, and view the Details tab for the Product Version. Alternatively, check the registry value 'DisplayVersion' under the Adobe Animate uninstall entry.Affected if Unable to determine the installed version, the detection is inconclusive.
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Compare version against affected rangesThe affected versions are: 23.0.0 through 23.0.5, and 24.0.0 through 24.0.2. Compare your installed version (from step 2) to these ranges. Versions 23.0.6 and above, or 24.0.3 and above, are patched.Affected if Installed version falls within 23.0.0 to 23.0.5 or 24.0.0 to 24.0.2, indicating the software is vulnerable to the heap-based buffer overflow described in this CVE.
A user is affected if Adobe Animate is installed and the version is 23.0.0-23.0.5 or 24.0.0-24.0.2, as these versions contain the heap-based buffer overflow that can be triggered by opening a malicious file.
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 provided by Adobe. Users should avoid opening files from untrusted sources to mitigate exploitation risk.
Adobe Animate 23.0.6 or later, or 24.0.3 or later
- Close Adobe Animate if currently running
- Open Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application or navigate to adobe.com/downloads
- Check for available updates for Adobe Animate
- Install the update: select version 23.0.6 or later for Animate 23.x, or version 24.0.3 or later for Animate 24.x
- After installation, 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-2024-30294 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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