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TI-2024-35468 Aliases CVE-2024-52990GHSA-wp42-q397-qj9f

Animate | Buffer Underwrite ('Buffer Underflow') (CWE-124)

Priority LOW 36CWE-124Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Animate versions 23.0.8, 24.0.5 and earlier are affected by a Buffer Underwrite ('Buffer Underflow') vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to manipulate memory in such a way that they could execute code under the privileges of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00431 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AdobeAnimateup to 24.0.5—No fix listedCNA
  • Animate VendorAdobe Affected up to 24.0.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:animate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*23.0.0 to before 23.0.9; 24.0.0 to before 24.0.6VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onApple
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:animate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.0.0 to before 23.0.9; 24.0.0 to before 24.0.6 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/apsb24-96.html

    13 records Highest priority Priority LOW 13 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2024-36116 Animate | Use After Free (CWE-416)Priority LOW 37
    • TI-2024-36117 Animate | Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound) (CWE-191)Priority LOW 36
    • TI-2024-35467 Animate | Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound) (CWE-191)Priority LOW 36
    Show all 13 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-52990
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wp42-q397-qj9f

References

Advisory 1

  • 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
See all 108 →

Sources

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