CVE-2021-45059 Adobe InDesign JPEG2000 Parsing Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Low 3.3 Published 13 Jan 2022 Updated 23 Apr 2025

An attacker can disclose sensitive memory and bypass ASLR by tricking a user into opening a malicious JPEG2000 file in Adobe InDesign.

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-2021-45059?

CVE-2021-45059 is a low-severity use after free vulnerability in Adobe Indesign, published on 13 Jan 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

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.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-45059?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Adobe Indesign.

How do I fix CVE-2021-45059?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-45059 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2021-45059 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-45059 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-pc6m-5m68-4xr8.