PT-2016-2946 · Adobe · Indesign+1

Published 2016-12-15 · Updated 2021-11-23 · CVE-2016-7886

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

10

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe InDesign versions 11.4.1 and earlier Adobe InDesign Server versions 11.0.0 and earlier

Description The issue is caused by a buffer overflow in memory, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by exploiting a memory corruption error. The vulnerability can be triggered by a specially crafted file.

Recommendations For Adobe InDesign versions 11.4.1 and earlier, update to a version later than 11.4.1 to resolve the issue. For Adobe InDesign Server versions 11.0.0 and earlier, update to a version later than 11.0.0 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of specially crafted files that could exploit the buffer overflow vulnerability until a patch is available.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-02377

BDU:2017-00031

CVE-2016-7886

Affected Products

Indesign

Indesign Server

References · 7

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb16-43.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-02377 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-7886 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7886 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00031 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94868 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037467 · Note