CVE-2023-44346
Adobe InDesign vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2023-44346 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability affecting Adobe InDesign versions ID18.5 and earlier, as well as ID17.4.2 and earlier versions on both Windows and macOS platforms. The vulnerability was disclosed on November 14, 2023, and was reported by an anonymous researcher (Adobe Security).

Technical details

The vulnerability is categorized as an Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) with a CVSS base score of 5.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N). It is classified as an Important severity issue that could potentially lead to memory leak (Adobe Security).

Impact

The successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to memory leak, potentially exposing sensitive information stored in memory (Adobe Security).

Exploitability

The vulnerability requires user interaction and has high attack complexity as indicated by its CVSS vector. The attack vector is network-accessible, but no privilege is required for exploitation (Adobe Security).

Mitigation and workarounds

Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are recommended to update to Adobe InDesign ID19.0 or ID18.5.1 via the Creative Cloud desktop app updater or through the InDesign Help menu's Updates option. For managed environments, IT administrators can utilize the Creative Cloud Packager to create deployment packages (Adobe Security).

Additional resources


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