CVE-2021-39821

Adobe InDesign TIF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

State: Published
Severity: 7.8 High
Published: Sep 29, 2021
Updated: Apr 23, 2025
Reserved: Aug 23, 2021

Description

Adobe InDesign versions 16.3 (and earlier), and 16.3.1 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read 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 TIF file.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.0	7.8 High	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	adobe

Weaknesses

CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)

Affected Products

Product	Versions
InDesignAdobe	16.3 and earlierAffected 16.3.2 and earlierAffected None and earlierAffected

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb21-73.html

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