Detections
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Adobe InDesign < 18.5.1 / 18.0 < 19.0.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB23-55)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 185567
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Synopsis
The Adobe InDesign instance installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The version of Adobe InDesign installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 18.5.1, 19.0.0. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the APSB23-55 advisory.- Adobe InDesign versions ID18.5 (and earlier) and ID17.4.2 (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. (CVE-2023-44342, CVE-2023-44343, CVE-2023-44344, CVE-2023-44346)
- Adobe InDesign versions ID18.5 (and earlier) and ID17.4.2 (and earlier) are affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve an application denial-of-service in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. (CVE-2023-44341, CVE-2023-44347)
- Adobe InDesign versions ID18.5 (and earlier) and ID17.4.2 (and earlier) are affected by a Improper Input Validation vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve an application denial-of-service in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. (CVE-2023-44345)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to Adobe InDesign version 18.5.1, 19.0.0 or later.See Also
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb23-55.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 185567
File Name: adobe_indesign_apsb23-55.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 11/14/2023
Updated: 11/20/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.9
Temporal Score: 3.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-44346
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:indesign
Required KB Items: installed_sw/Adobe InDesign, SMB/Registry/Enumerated
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/14/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/14/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-44341, CVE-2023-44342, CVE-2023-44343, CVE-2023-44344, CVE-2023-44345, CVE-2023-44346, CVE-2023-44347