CVE-2020-24421

Adobe InDesign 15.1.2 NULL Pointer Dereference Bug

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Published Oct 21, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

Adobe InDesign version 15.1.2 (and earlier) is affected by a NULL pointer dereference bug that occurs when handling a malformed .indd file. The impact is limited to causing a denial-of-service of the client application. User interaction is required to exploit this issue.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Adobe

InDesign

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	≤ 15.1.2
`unspecified`	affected	≤ None

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:adobe:indesign:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-17141	Adobe InDesign version 15.1.2 (and earlier) is affected by a NULL pointer dereference bug that occurs when handling a malformed .indd file. The impact is limited to causing a denial-of-service of the client application. User interaction is required to exploit this issue.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.8% (1.821% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb20-66.html

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Adobe Indesign

Microsoft Windows

Weaknesses

CWE-476

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 8:07 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: adobe
Published: Oct 21, 2020, 9:28 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 8:07 PM
Reserved: Aug 19, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:05 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 21, 2020, 10:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:05 AM

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