CVE-2024-47420 Animate | Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
An out-of-bounds read in Adobe Animate allows attackers to disclose sensitive memory and bypass ASLR by tricking users into opening malicious files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-47420?
CVE-2024-47420 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Animate, published on 9 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Animate versions 23.0.7, 24.0.4 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.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-47420?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Animate.
How do I fix CVE-2024-47420?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-47420 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-47420 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-47420 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Animate
- CVE-2016-7866 Memory corruption in Adobe Animate 15.2.1.95 and earlier
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- CVE-2026-76191 Animate | Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') (CWE-94)
- CVE-2026-48345 Animate | Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') (CWE-78)
- CVE-2026-48349 Animate | Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-276v-wjfx-4jc3.