Advisory Details

January 13th, 2022

Adobe InDesign JPEG2000 Parsing Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ZDI-22-067
ZDI-CAN-15150

CVE ID CVE-2021-45059
CVSS SCORE 3.3, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS Adobe
AFFECTED PRODUCTS InDesign
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of of Adobe InDesign. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the parsing of JPG2000 images. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Adobe has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb22-05.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2021-09-10 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2022-01-13 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Mat Powell of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
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