Adobe Animate up to 23.0.9 integer underflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Adobe Animate up to 23.0.9. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to integer underflow. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-21135. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe Animate up to 23.0.9 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer underflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-191. The product subtracts one value from another, such that the result is less than the minimum allowable integer value, which produces a value that is not equal to the correct result. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Animate versions 24.0.6, 23.0.9 and earlier are affected by an Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound) 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.

It is possible to read the advisory at helpx.adobe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-21135 since 12/04/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 214095 (Adobe Animate 23.x < 23.0.10 / 24.x < 24.0.7 A Vulnerability (APSB25-05)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (214095). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Class: Integer underflow
CWE: CWE-191 / CWE-189
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 214095
Nessus Name: Adobe Animate 23.x < 23.0.10 / 24.x < 24.0.7 A Vulnerability (APSB25-05)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/04/2024 🔍
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02/12/2025 +29 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb25-05
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-21135 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-21135
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-291839

Entryinfo

Created: 01/14/2025 22:52
Updated: 02/12/2025 15:54
Changes: 01/14/2025 22:52 (62), 01/15/2025 05:57 (2), 02/12/2025 03:27 (3), 02/12/2025 15:54 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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