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CVE-2022-30661:
Adobe InDesign vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Adobe InDesign versions 17.2.1 (and earlier) and 16.4.1 (and earlier) are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability identified as CVE-2022-30661. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed through Adobe's security program, requiring user interaction through opening a malicious file to be exploited (Adobe Advisory).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) and Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) issue. It received a CVSS v3.0 base score of 7.8 (High) with the vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The CVSS v2.0 score is 9.3 (High) with vector (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. The high CVSS scores indicate potential severe impacts on system confidentiality, integrity, and availability (Adobe Advisory).
Mitigation and workarounds
Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users should update to the latest version of Adobe InDesign to mitigate this security risk (Adobe Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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