Adobe Animate <24.0.2 Null Pointer Deref. -> Arbitrary Code Exec
CVE-2024-30295 Published on May 16, 2024
When Animate parses FLA files, there is a UAF vulnerability caused by referencing uninitialized memory at Animate.exe+0x1149dcf
Animate versions 24.0.2, 23.0.5 and earlier are affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-30295 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
NULL Pointer Dereference
A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. NULL pointer dereference issues can occur through a number of flaws, including race conditions, and simple programming omissions.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-30295
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Affected Versions
Adobe Animate:- Before and including 23.0.5 is affected.
- Version 23.0.0, <= 23.0.5 is affected.
- Version 24.0.0, <= 24.0.2 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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