PT-2023-1637 · Adobe · Indesign

Published 2023-02-14 · Updated 2023-02-28 · CVE-2023-21593

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Adobe InDesign versions ID18.1 and earlier Adobe InDesign versions ID17.4 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve an application denial-of-service in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction, where a victim must open a malicious file.

Recommendations For Adobe InDesign versions ID18.1 and earlier, update to a version later than ID18.1 to resolve the issue. For Adobe InDesign versions ID17.4 and earlier, update to a version later than ID17.4 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the opening of malicious files until a patch is available.

Fix

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-01171

CVE-2023-21593

Affected Products

Indesign

References · 7

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb23-12.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21593 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-01171 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21593 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/44606 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/58495 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/45208 · Telegram Post