Headline
CVE-2023-22246: Adobe Security Bulletin
Adobe Animate versions 22.0.8 (and earlier) and 23.0.0 (and earlier) are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Security updates available for Adobe Animate | APSB23-15
Bulletin ID
Date Published
Priority
ASPB23-15
February 14, 2023
3
Summary
Adobe has released an update for Adobe Animate. This update resolves critical vulnerabilities. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
Affected Versions
Product
Version
Platform
Adobe Animate 2022
22.0.8 and earlier versions
Windows and macOS
Adobe Animate 2023
23.0.0 and earlier versions
Windows and macOS
Solution
Adobe categorizes this update with the following priority rating and recommends users update their installation to the newest version via the Creative Cloud desktop app’s update mechanism. For more information, please reference this help page.
Product
Version
Platform
Priority
Availability
Adobe Animate 2022
22.0.9
Windows and macOS
3
Download Center
Adobe Animate 2023
23.0.1
Windows and macOS
3
Download Center
For managed environments, IT administrators can use the Admin Console to deploy Creative Cloud applications to end users. Refer to this help page for more information.
Vulnerability details
Vulnerability Category
Vulnerability Impact
Severity
CVSS base score
CVSS vector
CVE Numbers
Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2023-22236
Stack-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-121)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2023-22243
Use After Free (CWE-416)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2023-22246
Acknowledgments
Adobe would like to thank the following for reporting the relevant issues and for working with Adobe to help protect our customers:
- CHEN QINGYANG (yjdfy) – CVE-2023-22236, CVE-2023-22243, CVE-2023-22246
Revisions
June 21, 2022: Revision to affected versions table.
For more information, visit https://helpx.adobe.com/security.html, or email [email protected].