Adobe Indesign 2024 DOC File Parsing Null Pointer Dereference
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
InDesign Desktop versions ID19.4, ID18.5.2 and earlier are affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could lead to an application denial-of-service (DoS). An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, resulting in a DoS condition. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe | InDesign Desktop | up to ID18.5.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- InDesign Desktop VendorAdobe Affected up to ID18.5.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Adobe InDesign Desktop — helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb24-56.html
13 records Highest priority Priority LOW 13 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-27891 Indesign 2024 EPS File Parsing Heap Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution VulnerabilityPriority LOW 36
- TI-2024-27890 Adobe Indesign 2024 AVI File Parsing Stack Based Buffer OverflowPriority LOW 36
- TI-2024-27889 Adobe InDesign (Beta) has an integer overflow vulnerability when parsing SVG filePriority LOW 36
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-39395
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7mgm-qm5v-f8xw
References
More Adobe Indesign vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-05027 Adobe InDesign versions 14.0.1 and below have an unsafe hyperlink processing… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-08345 Memory corruption in Adobe InDesign 12.1.0 and earlier versions CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-06630 Memory corruption in Adobe InDesign 11.4.1 and earlier, InDesign Server 11.0.0 and earlier CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-04203 Adobe InDesign PCX file parsing out-of-bounds write vulnerability could lead to remote code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-04202 Adobe InDesign PCX file parsing out-of-bounds write vulnerability could lead to remote code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-07817 Out-of-bounds memory access could lead to code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-39395 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-39395 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7mgm-qm5v-f8xw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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