5.5

CVE-2020-24421: adobe indesign NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
Published 21-10-2020Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-24421 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in adobe indesign. EPSS estimates a 1.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.82%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 21-10-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Adobe InDesign version 15.1.2 (and earlier) is affected by a NULL pointer dereference bug that occurs when handling a malformed .indd file. The impact is limited to causing a denial-of-service of the client application. User interaction is required to exploit this issue.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.82%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

78%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.82% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.82%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Adobe1 product
  • indesign≥ unspecified, ≤ 15.1.2 | ≥ unspecified, ≤ None | ≤ 15.1.2

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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