What is CVE-2021-36004?

CVE-2021-36004 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Indesign, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-07-27.

How severe is CVE-2021-36004?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-36004 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Adobe Indesign

CVE-2021-36004

Adobe InDesign version 16.0 (and earlier) is affected by an Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in the CoolType library. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve remote code execution in the context of the cur…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.054 (90.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Adobe Indesign — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

n0-traces/cve_

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb21-22.html (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-36004?: CVE-2021-36004 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Indesign, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-07-27.
How severe is CVE-2021-36004?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-36004 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.