Adobe InDesign Desktop up to 19.5.2/20.1 null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Adobe InDesign Desktop up to 19.5.2/20.1. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-27179. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Adobe InDesign Desktop up to 19.5.2/20.1. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

InDesign Desktop versions ID20.1, ID19.5.2 and earlier are affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could result in an application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, leading to a denial-of-service 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 uniquely identified as CVE-2025-27179 since 02/19/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 232595 (Adobe InDesign < 19.5.3 / 20.0 < 20.2.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB25-19) (macOS)), 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 (232595). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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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Nessus ID: 232595
Nessus Name: Adobe InDesign < 19.5.3 / 20.0 < 20.2.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB25-19) (macOS)

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Recommended: Upgrade
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02/19/2025 🔍
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03/12/2025 +1 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb25-19
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-27179 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-27179
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-299397

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2025 19:15
Updated: 03/12/2025 02:15
Changes: 03/11/2025 19:15 (64), 03/12/2025 02:15 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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