CVE-2024-30298
📋 TL;DR
Adobe Animate versions 24.0.2, 23.0.5 and earlier contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could allow attackers to read sensitive memory contents. This could potentially bypass security mitigations like ASLR. Users who open malicious files with affected Animate versions are vulnerable.
💻 Affected Systems
- Adobe Animate
📦 What is this software?
Animate by Adobe
Animate by Adobe
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Memory disclosure leading to ASLR bypass enabling further exploitation, potentially allowing arbitrary code execution.
Likely Case
Information disclosure of memory contents, potentially revealing sensitive data or system information.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper file handling controls prevent opening untrusted files.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires user interaction (opening malicious file). No public exploit code known at this time.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 24.0.3 and 23.0.6
Vendor Advisory: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb24-36.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Open Adobe Creative Cloud application. 2. Navigate to 'Apps' section. 3. Find Adobe Animate and click 'Update'. 4. Restart computer after update completes.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict file handling
allConfigure system to open .fla and other Animate files only with trusted applications
User education
allTrain users to avoid opening untrusted Animate files from unknown sources
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement application whitelisting to block execution of vulnerable Animate versions
- Use endpoint protection to detect and block malicious Animate files
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Adobe Animate version via Help > About Adobe AnimateCheck Version:
On Windows: Check in Help > About Adobe Animate. On macOS: Adobe Animate > About Adobe AnimateVerify Fix Applied:
Verify version is 24.0.3 or higher (for v24) or 23.0.6 or higher (for v23)📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Application crashes in Adobe Animate
- Unusual file access patterns for .fla files
Network Indicators:
- Downloads of Animate files from untrusted sources
SIEM Query:
source="*adobe*" AND (event="crash" OR event="error") AND process="Animate.exe"