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AnimateApplication · Adobe

CVE-2024-30298

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-05-16
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 23.0.6 / 24.0.3 or later.
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58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
No privileges

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 · unedited
Animate versions 24.0.2, 23.0.5 and earlier Answer: 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 confidence

Adobe Animate contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in versions 24.0.2, 23.0.5 and earlier that allows disclosure of sensitive memory contents. This information disclosure could enable attackers to bypass ASLR memory protection mitigations. Exploitation requires user interaction - a victim must open a specially crafted malicious file.

MitigationApply the vendor patch from Adobe when available. Until then, exercise caution with untrusted .FLA or .SWF files and consider using email/endpoint filtering to block potentially malicious file attachments.

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
AnimateApplication
Affected:>= 23.0.0, < 23.0.6>= 24.0.0, < 24.0.3

CVSS 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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check if Adobe Animate is installed
    Look for Adobe Animate in the installed programs list (Windows: Programs and Features, macOS: Applications folder), or check for the installation directory typically at C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Animate 2024 or similar paths.
    Affected if Adobe Animate is installed on the system.
  2. Determine the installed version of Adobe Animate
    Open Adobe Animate, then go to Help > About Adobe Animate. The version number will display in the format like 24.0.x or 23.0.x. Alternatively, right-click the Animate executable, select Properties, and check the Details tab for the File Version.
    Affected if A version number is found and can be compared to the affected ranges.
  3. Compare the installed version against affected ranges
    Match your installed version to the following vulnerable ranges: 23.0.0 through 23.0.5 (less than 23.0.6), or 24.0.0 through 24.0.2 (less than 24.0.3).
    Affected if The installed version is 23.0.0-23.0.5 or 24.0.0-24.0.2.
  4. Identify the attack vector
    This vulnerability is triggered when a user opens a specially crafted malicious .FLA or .SWF file. Check if the system or organization routinely opens .FLA or .SWF files from untrusted sources.
    Affected if Users on the system open .FLA or .SWF files, especially from untrusted or unknown sources.

You are affected if Adobe Animate versions 23.0.0-23.0.5 or 24.0.0-24.0.2 are installed AND users open malicious .FLA or .SWF files.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

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 · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 23.0.6 / 24.0.3 or later
Fixed in 23.0.624.0.3
Interim mitigation

Apply the vendor patch from Adobe when available. Until then, exercise caution with untrusted .FLA or .SWF files and consider using email/endpoint filtering to block potentially malicious file attachments.

Recommended fix High confidence

Upgrade to Animate 23.0.6 (for 23.x branch) or 24.0.3 or later (for 24.x branch)

  1. Verify current Adobe Animate version by opening Animate and navigating to Help > About Adobe Animate
  2. Close Adobe Animate completely
  3. Back up any important Animate projects as a precautionary measure
  4. Download the latest Adobe Animate version from the official Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application or from get.adobe.com/animate
  5. Install the update by running the downloaded installer and following the on-screen prompts
  6. Restart Animate and confirm the version has updated to 23.0.6 or 24.0.3 or later
  7. Exercise caution when opening files from untrusted sources
Caveat Adobe point releases typically include backward-compatible changes; major version jumps (e.g., 23.x to 24.x) may have feature differences

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Animate Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing1.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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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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