PT-2021-6065 · Adobe · Indesign

Published 2021-09-10 · Updated 2022-01-15 · CVE-2021-45057

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe InDesign version 16.4 and earlier

Description The issue is related to an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction, where a victim must open a malicious JPEG2000 file. This vulnerability is associated with the parsing of JPEG2000 files in Adobe InDesign.

Recommendations For Adobe InDesign version 16.4 and earlier, consider avoiding the use of JPEG2000 files until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the opening of JPEG2000 files in Adobe InDesign to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-00664

CVE-2021-45057

ZDI-22-066

Affected Products

Indesign

References · 8

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-066 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-00664 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb22-05.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-45057 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45057 · Security Note
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2022011139 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/35467 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/25529 · Telegram Post