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CVE-2024-41836: 
Adobe InDesign vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

InDesign Desktop versions ID18.5.2, ID19.3 and earlier are affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could lead to an application denial-of-service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on July 23, 2024, affecting Adobe InDesign software on both Windows and macOS platforms (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium). The attack vector is local (AV:L), with low attack complexity (AC:L), requiring no privileges (PR:N) but needs user interaction (UI:R). The scope is unchanged (S:U), with no impact on confidentiality (C:N) or integrity (I:N), but high impact on availability (A:H) (NVD).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability can lead to an application denial-of-service (DoS) condition, causing the application to crash. The impact is limited to availability, with no direct effect on confidentiality or integrity of the system (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Adobe has addressed this vulnerability in their security update. Users should update to InDesign versions later than ID18.5.2 and ID19.3 to mitigate this vulnerability (Adobe Advisory).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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