Use After Free in Adobe Indesign

CVE-2021-45059

Adobe InDesign version 16.4 (and earlier) is affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of a JPEG2000 file that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.015 (70.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-45059?
CVE-2021-45059 is a low-severity vulnerability in Adobe Indesign, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2022-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2021-45059?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.