CVE-2024-20794: adobe animate NULL Pointer Dereference
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-20794 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in adobe animate. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 11-04-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 01-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Animate versions 23.0.4, 24.0.1 and earlier are affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could lead to an application denial-of-service. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to cause a system crash, resulting in a denial of service. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.25%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
16%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.25% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Adobe1 product
- animate≤ 24.0.1 | < 23.0.5 | ≥ 24.0.0, < 24.0.2
1 vendor · 1 product
References
1 links- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/animate/apsb24-26.htmlVendor Advisory