Access of Uninitialized Pointer in Animate - CVE-2024-45155
Published: December 10, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU101587
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-45155
CWE-ID: CWE-824
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Affected software
Animate
How to mitigate CVE-2024-45155
Install updates from vendor's website.
Animate - addressed in versions 23.0.9, 24.0.6