Denial of service in Adobe InDesign

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU72282

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-21593

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and crash the application.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Adobe InDesign: 9.1.0 - 2015

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_indesign:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_indesign:9.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_indesign:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_indesign:9.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_indesign:9.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_indesign:11.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_indesign:11.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_indesign:11.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_indesign:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:adobe:adobe_indesign:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb23-12.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.