Adobe InCopy up to 19.5.1/20.0 integer underflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Adobe InCopy up to 19.5.1/20.0. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation results in integer underflow. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-21156. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe InCopy up to 19.5.1/20.0. Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer underflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

InCopy versions 20.0, 19.5.1 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.

The advisory is available at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-21156 since 12/04/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 216080 (Adobe InCopy < 19.5.2 / 20.0 < 20.1.0 Arbitrary code execution (APSB25-10)), 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 (216080). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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

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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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Nessus ID: 216080
Nessus Name: Adobe InCopy < 19.5.2 / 20.0 < 20.1.0 Arbitrary code execution (APSB25-10)

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/04/2024 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb25-10
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-21156 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-21156
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-295338

Entryinfo

Created: 02/11/2025 19:47
Updated: 02/12/2025 07:01
Changes: 02/11/2025 19:47 (62), 02/12/2025 07:01 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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