InDesign Desktop | Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122)

published 2024-12-10 22 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-43867

cvss: 7.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 35%
public exploits: 0; none known

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.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

adobe indesign 19.5.1

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 22 mo ago (2024-12-16)

Exploit prediction

0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Adobe InDesign Desktop

Classification

Weakness

CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

References

helpx.adobe.com /security/products/indesign/apsb24-97.html
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-49545
NVD CVE-2024-49545

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Summary