Medium severity · published Nov 12, 2024
CVE-2024-49511
InDesign Desktop versions ID18.5.3, ID19.5 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory
5.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
InDesign Desktop versions ID18.5.3, ID19.5 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 22% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IN
Indesign · Adobe
before 18.5.4; 19.0 before 20.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49511
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-49511
Vendor Advisory
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb24-88.html
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