CVE-2024-20762: Adobe Animate MP3 File parsing unitialized heap memory corruption

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-03-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-125

Description

Animate versions 24.0, 23.0.3 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.

Affected products

Adobe Animate: from 23.0.0 before 23.0.4; 24.0.0 — fixed in 23.0.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Adobe Animate 23.0.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb24-19.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb24-19.html

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