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CVE-2022-30662:
Adobe InDesign vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2022-30662 is a critical vulnerability discovered in Adobe InDesign related to font parsing functionality. The vulnerability was reported on February 4, 2022, and publicly disclosed on June 15, 2022. This security flaw affects Adobe InDesign installations and is classified as an Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability (CWE-787) (ZDI Advisory, Adobe Security).
Technical details
The vulnerability is characterized as an Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) with a CVSS score of 7.8 (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). The specific flaw exists within the parsing of embedded fonts, where crafted data in a font can trigger a write past the end of an allocated buffer (ZDI Advisory).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process on affected installations of Adobe InDesign (ZDI Advisory).
Mitigation and workarounds
Adobe has released an update to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to apply the security update detailed in the Adobe Security Bulletin (Adobe Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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