CVE-2024-39396 Adobe Indesign 2024 PCX File Parsing Out Of Bound Read

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

An attacker can disclose sensitive memory and bypass ASLR by tricking a user into opening a malicious PCX 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-2024-39396?

CVE-2024-39396 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Indesign, published on 2 Aug 2024. 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

InDesign Desktop versions ID18.5.2, ID19.3 and earlier are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability 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-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-39396?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Adobe Indesign.

How do I fix CVE-2024-39396?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-39396 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-39396 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-39396 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Adobe Indesign vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3fpr-5fgv-65vg.

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