Adobe InDesign Desktop up to 19.5.1/20.0 integer underflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe InDesign Desktop up to 19.5.1/20.0. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to integer underflow. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-21158. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Adobe InDesign Desktop up to 19.5.1/20.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer underflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

InDesign Desktop versions ID20.0, ID19.5.1 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 handled as CVE-2025-21158 since 12/04/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. 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 216082 (Adobe InDesign < 19.5.2 / 20.0 < 20.1.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB25-01)), 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 (216082). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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: Integer underflow
CWE: CWE-191 / CWE-189
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 216082
Nessus Name: Adobe InDesign < 19.5.2 / 20.0 < 20.1.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB25-01)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/04/2024 🔍
02/11/2025 +69 days 🔍
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02/12/2025 +1 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb25-01
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-21158 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-21158
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-295346

Entryinfo

Created: 02/11/2025 19:48
Updated: 02/12/2025 06:38
Changes: 02/11/2025 19:48 (63), 02/12/2025 06:38 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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