CVE-2021-40727 Adobe InDesign crashes when parsing the TIF file
An attacker can cause Adobe InDesign to crash by providing a specially crafted TIF file, resulting in a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-40727?
CVE-2021-40727 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Adobe Indesign, published on 15 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer (CWE-788
Weakness: CWE-788
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-40727?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Indesign.
How do I fix CVE-2021-40727?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-40727 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2021-40727 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-40727 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Indesign
- CVE-2019-7107 Code injection in InDesign
- CVE-2017-11302 Memory corruption in Adobe InDesign 12.1.0 and earlier versions
- CVE-2016-7886 Memory corruption in Adobe InDesign 11.4.1 and earlier, InDesign Server 11.0.0 and earlier
- CVE-2021-36004 Adobe InDesign CoolType out of bounds write vulnerability could lead to arbitrary stack manipulation
- CVE-2021-21098 Adobe InDesign PCX file parsing out-of-bounds write vulnerability could lead to remote code execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x335-2chq-v4r9.