What is the severity of CVE-2024-41836?

CVE-2024-41836 is classified as a denial-of-service vulnerability that can lead to application crashes.

How do I fix CVE-2024-41836?

To mitigate CVE-2024-41836, update Adobe InDesign to version 18.5.3 or later, or to version 19.4 or later.

What software versions are affected by CVE-2024-41836?

CVE-2024-41836 affects Adobe InDesign versions up to 18.5.2 and versions from 19.0 to 19.3.

Can CVE-2024-41836 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2024-41836 can potentially be exploited by an attacker to crash the application remotely.

Is Adobe InDesign on macOS vulnerable to CVE-2024-41836?

The vulnerability CVE-2024-41836 specifically affects certain versions of Adobe InDesign, not the macOS operating system itself.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2024-41836

medium

5.5

CWE

476

23/7/2024

12/12/2024

CVE-2024-41836: InDesign Desktop | NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)

First published: Tue Jul 23 2024(Updated: )

InDesign Desktop versions ID18.5.2, ID19.3 and earlier are affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could lead to an application denial-of-service (DoS) condition. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, resulting in a DoS. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

Credit: psirt@adobe.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
All of
Any of
Adobe InDesign	<18.5.3
Adobe InDesign	>=19.0<19.4
Any of
Apple macOS
Microsoft Windows

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Reference Links

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb24-48.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-41836?
CVE-2024-41836 is classified as a denial-of-service vulnerability that can lead to application crashes.
How do I fix CVE-2024-41836?
To mitigate CVE-2024-41836, update Adobe InDesign to version 18.5.3 or later, or to version 19.4 or later.
What software versions are affected by CVE-2024-41836?
CVE-2024-41836 affects Adobe InDesign versions up to 18.5.2 and versions from 19.0 to 19.3.
Can CVE-2024-41836 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2024-41836 can potentially be exploited by an attacker to crash the application remotely.
Is Adobe InDesign on macOS vulnerable to CVE-2024-41836?
The vulnerability CVE-2024-41836 specifically affects certain versions of Adobe InDesign, not the macOS operating system itself.

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