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CVE-2022-30665:
Adobe InDesign vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Adobe InDesign versions 17.2.1 (and earlier) and 16.4.1 (and earlier) were affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability identified as CVE-2022-30665. The vulnerability was discovered on February 4, 2022, and publicly disclosed on June 15, 2022 (ZDI Advisory).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified 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, Adobe Security).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current process. The severity is rated as Critical due to its potential for complete system compromise (Adobe Security).
Mitigation and workarounds
Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to update to the latest version of Adobe InDesign to mitigate this security risk (Adobe Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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