CVE-2025-21123

March 3, 2025, 2:57 p.m.

7.8
High

Description

InDesign Desktop versions ID20.0, ID19.5.1 and earlier are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow 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.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Adobe
  • Indesign
  • *, 20.0
Apple
  • Macos
  • -
Microsoft
  • Windows
  • -

Weaknesses

CWE-122
Heap-based Buffer Overflow
A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write
The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

*CPE(s)

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a adobe indesign / / / / / / / /
a adobe indesign 20.0 / / / / / / /
o apple macos - / / / / / / /
o microsoft windows - / / / / / / /

CVSS Score

7.8 / 10

CVSS Data

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH
  • View Vector String

    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Date

  • Published: Feb. 11, 2025, 5:15 p.m.
  • Last Modified: March 3, 2025, 2:57 p.m.

Status : Analyzed

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

psirt@adobe.com

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