Vulnerability · Published Jan 13, 2022 · Assigned by adobe

CVE-2021-45057Adobe InDesign JPEG2000 Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity out-of-bounds write in InDesign from Adobe. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.3% (higher than 83% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.3%top 16.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Adobe InDesign version 16.4 (and earlier) is affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious JPEG2000 file.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Adobe InDesign unspecified – through 16.4unspecified – through None

Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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