CVE-2024-47410
📋 TL;DR
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Adobe Animate allows arbitrary code execution when a user opens a malicious file. This affects users of Adobe Animate versions 23.0.7, 24.0.4 and earlier. Successful exploitation requires user interaction but could lead to full system compromise.
💻 Affected Systems
- Adobe Animate
📦 What is this software?
Animate by Adobe
Animate by Adobe
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete system takeover with attacker gaining the same privileges as the current user, potentially leading to data theft, ransomware deployment, or persistent backdoor installation.
Likely Case
Malicious actor tricks user into opening a specially crafted Animate file, leading to malware installation or credential harvesting.
If Mitigated
User opens malicious file but exploit fails due to security controls like DEP/ASLR, causing application crash without code execution.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user interaction (opening malicious file). No public exploit code available at time of advisory.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Update to Animate 24.0.5 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb24-76.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Open Adobe Animate. 2. Go to Help > Check for Updates. 3. Follow prompts to install update. 4. Restart Animate after installation completes.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable automatic file opening
allConfigure system to not automatically open downloaded files and require explicit user action
Use application sandboxing
allRun Animate in restricted environment using sandboxing tools
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict user permissions to limit damage from successful exploitation
- Implement application allowlisting to prevent unauthorized Animate execution
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Animate version via Help > About Animate. If version is 23.0.7 or earlier, or 24.0.4 or earlier, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
Not applicable - check via application GUIVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Animate version is 24.0.5 or later via Help > About Animate.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Animate crash logs with memory access violations
- Unexpected child processes spawned from Animate
Network Indicators:
- Outbound connections from Animate to unknown IPs
- DNS requests for suspicious domains after file opening
SIEM Query:
process_name:"Animate.exe" AND (event_type:crash OR child_process_count > 1)