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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-39819
CVE-2021-39819:
Adobe InDesign vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Adobe InCopy version 11.1 and earlier versions were found to be affected by a memory corruption vulnerability. The vulnerability was identified due to insecure handling of malicious XML files. This security issue was disclosed in September 2021 (NVD, Adobe Bulletin).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.7 (High severity) with the following vector: AV:N/AC:L/S:U/PR:N/A:H/UI:R/C:H. Under CVSS 2.0, it received a score of 9.3 with the vector: AV:N/Au:N/AC:M/A:C/C:C (ManageEngine).
Impact
The vulnerability could potentially lead to memory corruption when processing specially crafted XML files, which could result in high impacts on both confidentiality and availability of the affected systems (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Adobe addressed this vulnerability through security updates, with details provided in their security bulletin APSB21-71. Users were advised to update to the latest version of the software (Adobe Bulletin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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