Adobe InDesign up to 17.4/18.0 out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe InDesign up to 17.4/18.0. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-21592. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe InDesign up to 17.4/18.0 (Image Processing Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Adobe InDesign version 18.0 (and earlier), 17.4 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

The weakness was presented 01/13/2023 as apsb23-07. The advisory is shared for download at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-21592 since 12/01/2022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-25759). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Image Processing Software

Vendor

Adobe

Name

InDesign

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.adobe.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 5.5
CNA Vector (Adobe Systems Incorporated): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/01/2022 🔍
01/13/2023 +43 days 🔍
01/13/2023 +0 days 🔍
09/21/2025 +982 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb23-07
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-21592 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-21592
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-218308
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 01/13/2023 23:14
Updated: 09/21/2025 05:26
Changes: 01/13/2023 23:14 (50), 09/21/2025 05:26 (16)
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