Out-of-bounds Read in Adobe Animate

CVE-2024-20797

Animate versions 23.0.4, 24.0.1 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file, which could result in a read past the end of an allocated memory structure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (31.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-20797?
CVE-2024-20797 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Animate, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-04-11.
How severe is CVE-2024-20797?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.