Headline
CVE-2023-29308: Adobe Security Bulletin
Adobe InDesign versions ID18.3 (and earlier) and ID17.4.1 (and earlier) are 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 file.
Security Update Available for Adobe InDesign | APSB23-38
Bulletin ID
Date Published
Priority
APSB23-38
July 11, 2023
3
Summary
Adobe has released a security update for Adobe InDesign. This update addresses critical and important vulnerabilities. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution and memory leak.
Affected versions
ID18.3 and earlier version.
ID17.4.1 and earlier version.
Solution
Adobe categorizes these updates with the following priority rating and recommends users update their software installations via the Creative Cloud desktop app updater, or by navigating to the InDesign Help menu and clicking “Updates.” For more information, please reference this help page.
Product
Updated version
Platform
Priority rating
Adobe InDesign
ID18.4
Windows and macOS
3
Adobe InDesign
ID17.4.2
Windows and macOS
3
For managed environments, IT administrators can use the Creative Cloud Packager to create deployment packages. Refer to this help page for more information.
Vulnerability Details
Vulnerability Category
Vulnerability Impact
Severity
CVSS base score
CVSS vector
CVE Number
Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
Arbitrary code execution
Critical
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2023-29308
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
Memory leak
Important
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVE-2023-29309
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
Memory leak
Important
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVE-2023-29310
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
Memory leak
Important
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVE-2023-29311
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
Memory leak
Important
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVE-2023-29312
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
Memory leak
Important
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVE-2023-29313
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
Memory leak
Important
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVE-2023-29314
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
Memory leak
Important
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVE-2023-29315
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
Memory leak
Important
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVE-2023-29316
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
Memory leak
Important
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVE-2023-29317
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
Memory leak
Important
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVE-2023-29318
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
Memory leak
Important
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVE-2023-29319
Acknowledgments
Adobe would like to thank the following researcher for reporting this issue and for working with Adobe to help protect our customers:
- Yonghui Han of Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs - CVE-2023-29308, CVE-2023-29309, CVE-2023-29310, CVE-2023-29311, CVE-2023-29312, CVE-2023-29313, CVE-2023-29314, CVE-2023-29315, CVE-2023-29316, CVE-2023-29317, CVE-2023-29318, CVE-2023-29319
NOTE: Adobe has a private, invite-only, bug bounty program with HackerOne. If you are interested in working with Adobe as an external security researcher, please fill out this form for next steps.
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