Adobe Animate <=24.0.5 NULL Deref Arbitrary Code Exec (CVE-2024-45156)
CVE-2024-45156 Published on December 10, 2024
Animate | NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)
Animate versions 23.0.8, 24.0.5 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-2024-45156 is exploitable 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-2024-45156
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Affected Versions
Adobe Animate:- Before and including 24.0.5 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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