AnimateApplication · Adobe

CVE-2024-47419

MEDIUM · 5.5 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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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 23.0.7, 24.0.4 and earlier 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 · high confidence

Adobe Animate contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in versions 23.0.7, 24.0.4 and earlier. The flaw allows reading sensitive memory contents beyond allocated boundaries, which can leak information useful for bypassing ASLR mitigations. Exploitation requires a victim to open a specially crafted malicious file.

MitigationUpdate Adobe Animate to the latest patched version provided by Adobe. Avoid opening files from untrusted or unknown sources as a defense-in-depth measure.

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
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. Verify Adobe Animate installation
    On Windows, check for Adobe Animate in the program files directory (C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Animate *) or use Programs and Features. On macOS, check /Applications/Adobe Animate.app
    Affected if Adobe Animate is installed on the system
  2. Determine installed version number
    Right-click the Adobe Animate executable (Adobe Animate.exe on Windows, Adobe Animate.app on macOS), select Properties, and view the Version tab. Alternatively, run 'Get-ItemProperty' in PowerShell for the Animate executable in Program Files
    Affected if The exact version cannot be determined from the installed application
  3. Compare version against affected ranges
    Match the installed version (e.g., 23.0.5, 24.0.2) against the vulnerable ranges: 23.0.0 through 23.0.7 (all versions before 23.0.8), or 24.0.0 through 24.0.4 (all versions before 24.0.5)
    Affected if Installed version is 23.0.0-23.0.7 OR 24.0.0-24.0.4

If Adobe Animate is present and the installed version falls within 23.0.0-23.0.7 or 24.0.0-24.0.4, the environment is vulnerable to CVE-2024-47419 out-of-bounds read attacks.

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 provided by Adobe. Avoid opening files from untrusted or unknown sources as a defense-in-depth measure.

Recommended fix High confidence

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

  1. Open Adobe Animate and navigate to Help > About Animate to verify the current installed version
  2. If running version 23.0.0 through 23.0.7, upgrade to version 23.0.8 or later
  3. If running version 24.0.0 through 24.0.4, upgrade to version 24.0.5 or later
  4. To upgrade: Open the Creative Cloud desktop application, navigate to the Apps section, find Adobe Animate, and click Install or Update
  5. Alternatively, download the latest version directly from the Adobe website at helpx.adobe.com/animate
  6. Ensure users are warned not to open untrusted or unexpected .FLA, .SWF, or other Animate project files
Caveat Minor - standard Adobe update with no major feature changes expected; review Adobe release notes for any minor changes

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

Fix this in Animate Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation1.0 h
  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing1.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
4.0 hours of engineering $750
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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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