Out-of-bounds Read in Adobe Animate
CVE-2024-20762
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (23.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 23.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Adobe Animate — versions 24.0.0, 0
- Apple macOS
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb24-19.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-20762?
- CVE-2024-20762 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Animate, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-03-18.
- How severe is CVE-2024-20762?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-20762 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.