CVE-2021-39820 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Adobe InDesign versions 16.3 (and earlier), and 16.3.1 (and earlier) is affected by an Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability due to insecure handling of a malicious TIFF file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04955.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Adobe	Indesign
Apple	Macos
Microsoft	Windows

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

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

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

AND

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

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

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-26177	Adobe InDesign versions 16.3 (and earlier), and 16.3.1 (and earlier) is affected by an Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability due to insecure handling of a malicious TIFF file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb21-73.html

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published: 2022-06-15T16:53:55.086Z

Updated: 2025-04-23T18:15:07.068Z

Reserved: 2021-08-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-39820

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-06-15T17:15:08.403

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:20:18.320

Link: CVE-2021-39820

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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