CVE-2020-24421 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Adobe InDesign version 15.1.2 (and earlier) is affected by a NULL pointer dereference bug that occurs when handling a malformed .indd file. The impact is limited to causing a denial-of-service of the client application. User interaction is required to exploit this issue.

Published: 2020-10-21

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Adobe

InDesign

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	≤ 15.1.2
`unspecified`	affected	≤ None

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-17141	Adobe InDesign version 15.1.2 (and earlier) is affected by a NULL pointer dereference bug that occurs when handling a malformed .indd file. The impact is limited to causing a denial-of-service of the client application. User interaction is required to exploit this issue.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00642.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb20-66.html

History

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Subscriptions

Adobe Indesign

Microsoft Windows

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published: 2020-10-21T21:28:07.197Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T20:07:07.527Z

Reserved: 2020-08-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-24421

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-10-21T22:15:12.087

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:14:47.403

Link: CVE-2020-24421

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-476

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