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High · 7.8 CVE-2021-42731 EUVD-2021-29691GHSA-wqw8-8r4w-rccx

Adobe Indesign Buffer Overflow Could Lead to Remote Code Execution

Published Nov 16, 2021 · Updated Apr 23, 2025 · Assigned by adobe

Description

Adobe InDesign versions 16.4 (and earlier) are affected by a Buffer Overflow vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve 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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Adobe InDesign unspecified – ≤ 16.4, unspecified – ≤ None —

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