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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-45156
CVE-2024-45156:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability (CVE-2024-45156) affects Adobe Animate versions 23.0.8, 24.0.5 and earlier. The vulnerability was disclosed on December 10, 2024, and impacts both Windows and macOS operating systems (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH). The attack vector is local (AV:L) with low attack complexity (AC:L), requires no privileges (PR:N), and needs user interaction (UI:R). The scope is unchanged (S:U) with high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H) (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. The exploitation requires user interaction, specifically opening a malicious file (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users of affected versions (23.0.8, 24.0.5 and earlier) are advised to update to the latest version of Adobe Animate (Adobe Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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