CVE-2021-42731CWE-120

Adobe Indesign Buffer Overflow Could Lead to Remote Code Execution

High · published November 16, 2021

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
5%
Percentile
92.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Adobe InDesign versions 16.4 (and earlier) are affected by a Buffer Overflow vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve 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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.05170 · 92.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-120 · Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Published
2021-11-16T21:10Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 NOV 21:10Z
    Adobe Indesign Buffer Overflow Could Lead to Remote Code Execution
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