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AnimateApplication · Adobe

CVE-2024-47413

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-10-09
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 23.0.8 / 24.0.5 or later.
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81/100
Remediation priority · High
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 23.0.7, 24.0.4 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free 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 confidence

Adobe Animate versions 23.0.7, 24.0.4 and earlier contain a Use After Free vulnerability that allows arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. The vulnerability is triggered when a victim opens a maliciously crafted file, leading to heap corruption and potential code execution.

MitigationUpdate Adobe Animate to the latest patched version as released by Adobe. Avoid opening untrusted .animate or related project files from unknown sources.

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, < 23.0.8>= 24.0.0, < 24.0.5

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
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 checks

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

  1. Verify Adobe Animate is installed
    On Windows, check Program Files for Adobe Animate folder, or run 'Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\* | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -like "*Animate*"}' in PowerShell. On macOS, check /Applications for Adobe Animate.app
    Affected if Adobe Animate is not found on the system, then the CVE does not apply
  2. Determine installed Animate version (Windows)
    Open Control Panel > Programs and Features, find Adobe Animate in the list, and note the Version column. Alternatively, right-click the Animate executable in Program Files > Adobe > Adobe Animate [version] and select Properties > Details
    Affected if Version cannot be determined or is not listed in Programs and Features
  3. Determine installed Animate version (macOS)
    Open Finder > Applications > Adobe Animate, click the app once, then press Cmd+I to get info, or run '/Applications/Adobe\ Animate.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe\ Animate -version' in Terminal if available
    Affected if Version cannot be determined from the application info window
  4. Compare version against affected ranges
    Compare your installed version number to the vulnerable ranges: 23.0.0 through 23.0.7 (inclusive), or 24.0.0 through 24.0.4 (inclusive). Example: if version is 23.0.5, it falls within the first vulnerable range
    Affected if Installed version is 23.0.0-23.0.7 or 24.0.0-24.0.4 (versions 23.0.8 and above, or 24.0.5 and above, are NOT vulnerable)

You are affected if Adobe Animate is installed and the version number is 23.0.0 through 23.0.7, or 24.0.0 through 24.0.4.

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

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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 23.0.8 / 24.0.5 or later
Fixed in 23.0.824.0.5
Interim mitigation

Update Adobe Animate to the latest patched version as released by Adobe. Avoid opening untrusted .animate or related project files from unknown sources.

Recommended fix High confidence

Adobe Animate 23.0.8 (for 23.x branch) or 24.0.5 (for 24.x branch) or later

  1. Close Adobe Animate if currently running
  2. Identify your current Animate version (Help > About Adobe Animate)
  3. For Animate 23.x users: Upgrade to version 23.0.8 or later
  4. For Animate 24.x users: Upgrade to version 24.0.5 or later
  5. Download the appropriate updated version from the official Adobe website or Creative Cloud desktop application
  6. Run the installer and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the update
  7. Launch Adobe Animate after installation to verify the update was successful
Caveat Standard Adobe update; minimal risk for typical workflows, but review release notes for any feature changes between versions

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
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
8.0 hours of engineering $1,390
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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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