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Adobe InDesign < 19.5.1 / 19.0 < 20.0.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB24-97) (macOS)

high Nessus Plugin ID 212255

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 macOS host is prior to 19.5.1, 20.0.0. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the APSB24-97 advisory.

 - InDesign Desktop versions ID19.5, ID18.5.4 and earlier are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow 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.
 (CVE-2024-49545)

 - InDesign Desktop versions ID19.5, ID18.5.4 and earlier are affected by a Stack-based Buffer Overflow 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.
 (CVE-2024-49543)

 - InDesign Desktop versions ID19.5, ID18.5.4 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.
 (CVE-2024-49544)

 - InDesign Desktop versions ID19.5, ID18.5.4 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-2024-49546, CVE-2024-49547, CVE-2024-49548, CVE-2024-49549, CVE-2024-53951)

 - InDesign Desktop versions ID19.5, ID18.5.4 and earlier are affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could result in an application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, leading to a denial of service condition. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. (CVE-2024-53952)

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 19.5.1, 20.0.0 or later.

See Also

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb24-97.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 212255

File Name: macos_adobe_indesign_apsb24-97.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 12/10/2024

Updated: 12/10/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-49545

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:indesign

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version, installed_sw/Adobe InDesign

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/10/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/10/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-49543, CVE-2024-49544, CVE-2024-49545, CVE-2024-49546, CVE-2024-49547, CVE-2024-49548, CVE-2024-49549, CVE-2024-53951, CVE-2024-53952

CWE: 121, 122, 125, 476, 787