CVE-2024-41853: adobe indesign Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-41853 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in adobe indesign. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 14-08-2024
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 16-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

InDesign Desktop versions ID19.4, ID18.5.2 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.

• CWE-122Heap-based Buffer OverflowA 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-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.