CVE-2024-47416
📋 TL;DR
Adobe Animate versions 23.0.7, 24.0.4 and earlier contain an integer overflow vulnerability that could allow arbitrary code execution when a user opens a malicious file. This affects users of Adobe Animate on any operating system where these vulnerable versions are installed.
💻 Affected Systems
- Adobe Animate
📦 What is this software?
Animate by Adobe
Animate by Adobe
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Full system compromise with attacker gaining the same privileges as the current user, potentially leading to data theft, ransomware deployment, or persistent backdoor installation.
Likely Case
Local privilege escalation or malware execution within the user's context, potentially compromising sensitive files and credentials accessible to that user account.
If Mitigated
Limited impact due to application sandboxing or restricted user privileges, possibly resulting in application crash rather than code execution.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user interaction (opening malicious file). No public exploit code is currently available according to the advisory.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Update to Animate 23.0.8 or 24.0.5
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 available updates. 4. Restart Animate after installation completes.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict file opening
allConfigure system to prevent opening untrusted Animate files (.fla, .xfl, .swf) from unknown sources
Application control
allUse application whitelisting to restrict execution of Animate to trusted locations only
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Run Animate with least privilege user accounts (non-admin)
- Implement network segmentation to limit lateral movement if compromised
🔍 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:
On Windows: Check via Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features. On macOS: Check via Applications folder > Right-click Animate > Get Info.Verify Fix Applied:
Verify version is 23.0.8 or higher for version 23, or 24.0.5 or higher for version 24.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Animate crash logs with memory access violations
- Unexpected child processes spawned from Animate
Network Indicators:
- Outbound connections from Animate to unexpected destinations
- DNS requests for suspicious domains after file opening
SIEM Query:
process_name:"Animate.exe" AND (event_id:1000 OR event_id:1001) OR parent_process:"Animate.exe" AND process_creation