Adobe InDesign Desktop up to 18.5.2/19.4 heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Adobe InDesign Desktop up to 18.5.2/19.4. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-41853. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe InDesign Desktop up to 18.5.2/19.4. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

InDesign Desktop versions ID19.4, ID18.5.2 and earlier are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow 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-2024-41853 since 07/22/2024. 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.

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Productinfo

Type

Image Processing Software

Vendor

Adobe

Name

InDesign Desktop

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

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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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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/22/2024 🔍
08/14/2024 +23 days 🔍
08/14/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/14/2025 +212 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb24-56
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-41853 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-41853
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-274679

Entryinfo

Created: 08/14/2024 17:42
Updated: 03/14/2025 23:01
Changes: 08/14/2024 17:42 (64), 08/20/2024 07:59 (1), 03/14/2025 23:01 (3)
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