PT-2022-2620 · Adobe · Indesign

Published 2022-05-10 · Updated 2023-09-14 · CVE-2022-28833

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 versions 17.1 and earlier Adobe InDesign versions 16.4.1 and earlier

Description The issue is related to an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in Adobe InDesign 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 file. This allows a potential attacker to execute arbitrary code using a specially crafted file.

Recommendations For Adobe InDesign versions 17.1 and earlier, update to a version later than 17.1 to resolve the issue. For Adobe InDesign versions 16.4.1 and earlier, update to a version later than 16.4.1 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of potentially malicious files until a patch is available.

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-03078

CVE-2022-28833

ZDI-22-750

Affected Products

Indesign

References · 7

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-750 · Security Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb22-23.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-28833 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-03078 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28833 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1701228614908301348 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/cracbot/status/1701475776548495851 · Twitter Post