Adobe InDesign Desktop up to 19.5.2/20.2 null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Adobe InDesign Desktop up to 19.5.2/20.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-30319. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Adobe InDesign Desktop up to 19.5.2/20.2. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

InDesign Desktop versions ID19.5.2, ID20.2 and earlier are affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could lead to application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, causing a disruption in service. 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-2025-30319 since 03/20/2025. 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 235874 (Adobe InDesign < 19.5.3 / 20.0 < 20.3.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB25-37) (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 (235874). 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: 4.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 235874
Nessus Name: Adobe InDesign < 19.5.3 / 20.0 < 20.3.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB25-37) (macOS)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/20/2025 🔍
05/13/2025 +53 days 🔍
05/13/2025 +0 days 🔍
05/14/2025 +1 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: apsb25-37
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-30319 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-30319
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-308738

Entryinfo

Created: 05/13/2025 19:58
Updated: 05/14/2025 17:08
Changes: 05/13/2025 19:58 (64), 05/14/2025 06:42 (2), 05/14/2025 17:08 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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