CVE-2022-38416
Adobe InDesign versions 16.4.2 (and earlier) and 17.3 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file, which could result in a read past the end of an allocated memory structure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Published:Sep 16, 2022
Last Modified:Apr 23, 2025
EPS:Sep 16, 2022
EPSS Score:0.00193
CVSS Score:7.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Adobe
Product
Indesign
Adobe
Indesign
Vendor
Apple
Product
Macos
Apple
Macos
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows
Microsoft
Windows
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
