Adobe Animate MP3 File parsing unitialized heap memory corruption
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Animate versions 24.0, 23.0.3 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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Animate | up to 23.0.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Animate VendorAdobe Affected up to 23.0.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:animate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 23.0.0 to before 23.0.4 | Vulnerable | Adobe |
| cpe:2.3:a:adobe:animate:24.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 24.0.0 | Vulnerable | Adobe |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:animate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.0.0 to before 23.0.4 Vulnerable ·Adobe
- cpe:2.3:a:adobe:animate:24.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 24.0.0 Vulnerable ·Adobe
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Adobe Animate — helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb24-19.html
4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-13563 Adobe Animate 2024 BMP File Parsing Out-Of-Bound Write Remote Code execution VulnerabilityPriority LOW 34
- TI-2024-13566 Adobe Animate 2024 SWF File parsing memory corruptionPriority LOW 25
- TI-2024-13565 Adobe Animate 2024 GIF file parsing memory corruptionPriority LOW 25
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-20762
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5hc3-jgcx-6wj9
References
More Adobe Animate vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-06610 Memory corruption in Adobe Animate 15.2.1.95 and earlier CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-09690 Adobe Animate heap corruption vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-04183 Adobe Animate heap-based overflow vulnerability CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-09699 Adobe Animate heap corruption vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-04177 Adobe Animate memory corruption vulnerability CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-18706 Adobe Animate FLA File Parsing Use After Free Remote Code Execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-20762 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-20762 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5hc3-jgcx-6wj9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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