Adobe InDesign Desktop up to 18.5.2/19.4 null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Adobe InDesign Desktop up to 18.5.2/19.4. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-39395. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Adobe InDesign Desktop up to 18.5.2/19.4. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

InDesign Desktop versions ID19.4, ID18.5.2 and earlier are affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could lead to an application denial-of-service (DoS). An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, resulting in a DoS condition. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

The advisory is shared at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-39395 since 06/24/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/24/2024 🔍
08/14/2024 +51 days 🔍
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03/14/2025 +212 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb24-56
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-39395 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-39395
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-274681

Entryinfo

Created: 08/14/2024 17:42
Updated: 03/14/2025 20:15
Changes: 08/14/2024 17:42 (64), 08/20/2024 07:15 (1), 03/14/2025 20:15 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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