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CVE-2024-20783:
Adobe InDesign vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Adobe InDesign Desktop versions ID19.3, ID18.5.2 and earlier are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-20783. The vulnerability was disclosed on July 9, 2024, and affects both Windows and macOS operating systems (Adobe Advisory).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) that could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. The vulnerability has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (High), with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (NVD).
Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user, potentially allowing attackers to execute malicious code with the same privileges as the victim (Adobe Advisory).
Mitigation and workarounds
Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are strongly advised to update to the latest versions of InDesign: beyond ID18.5.3 for the 18.x branch, or beyond ID19.4 for the 19.x branch (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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