PT-2024-9873 · Adobe · Indesign Desktop

Published 2024-12-10 · Updated 2024-12-18 · CVE-2024-53952

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: InDesign Desktop versions ID19.5, ID18.5.4 and earlier

Description: The issue is related to a NULL Pointer Dereference that could result in an application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this to crash the application, leading to a denial of service condition. Exploitation requires user interaction, where a victim must open a malicious file.

Recommendations: For InDesign Desktop versions ID19.5, ID18.5.4 and earlier, consider avoiding the opening of malicious files until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to potentially malicious files to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-11651

CVE-2024-53952

Affected Products

Indesign Desktop

References · 7

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb24-97.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53952 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-53952 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-11651 · Security Note
• https://reddit.com/r/k12cybersecurity/comments/1hbcecw/msisac_cybersecurity_advisory_multiple · Reddit Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/12586 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1866864780524560696 · Twitter Post