{"id":59858,"date":"2025-08-03T22:44:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T22:44:57","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-07T13:27:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T19:27:49","slug":"cve-2025-30317-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-indesign-desktop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30317-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-indesign-desktop\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-30317: Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in InDesign Desktop<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-30317 is a significant vulnerability present in InDesign Desktop versions ID20.2, ID19.5.3, and earlier versions. This vulnerability is a form of Heap-based Buffer Overflow that could potentially lead to arbitrary code execution, thereby compromising the users&#8217; systems. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50738-memos-application-vulnerability-allows-for-unauthorized-user-information-disclosure\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70411\">vulnerability becomes a potent threat as it requires just user<\/a> interaction. The user gets tricked into opening a malicious file, which then exploits the vulnerability, giving the attacker an opportunity to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26074-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-orkes-conductor-v3-21-11\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66256\">execute arbitrary code<\/a> under the user&#8217;s context.<br \/>\nThis vulnerability should not be taken lightly. It exposes millions of users who rely on InDesign Desktop for their daily operations to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31278-memory-corruption-vulnerability-with-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70410\">potential system<\/a> compromises and data leakage. The severity of the situation calls for immediate attention and remediation to secure the integrity of users&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54788-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-suitecrm-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80222\">systems and data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-30317<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.8 CVSS Severity Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49691-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-windows-media-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72052\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2368350828\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47136-integer-underflow-vulnerability-in-indesign-desktop-versions-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79701\">InDesign Desktop<\/a> | ID20.2<br \/>\nInDesign Desktop | ID19.5.3 and earlier<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit leverages a Heap-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53076-critical-overread-buffers-vulnerability-in-samsung-s-rlottie\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66255\">Buffer Overflow vulnerability<\/a> in InDesign Desktop. The attacker crafts a malicious file designed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8168-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-d-link-dir-513-1-10\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67110\">overflow the buffer<\/a> in the heap memory of the application. If a user opens this file using an affected version of InDesign Desktop, the malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54444-unrestricted-file-upload-leading-to-code-injection-in-samsung-electronics-magicinfo-9-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67298\">code embedded within the file<\/a> is executed, leading to arbitrary code execution in the user&#8217;s context.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-194077804\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Given the nature of the vulnerability, it is hard to provide an HTTP request or shell command example. However, the pseudocode could look something like this:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">open malicious_file.id\nif (InDesign_version &lt;= ID20.2) {\noverflow_heap_buffer(malicious_code)\nexecute_arbitrary_code()\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this pseudocode, `malicious_file.id` is a file containing the malicious code that triggers the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47998-severe-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-windows-routing-and-remote-access-service\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67297\">Heap-based Buffer Overflow<\/a>. When the user opens this file in an affected version of InDesign Desktop, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8159-critical-remote-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-d-link-dir-513-1-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67366\">buffer in the heap memory is overflowed<\/a> with `malicious_code`, and `execute_arbitrary_code()` function then carries out the arbitrary code execution.<br \/>\nPlease note that this is a simplified conceptual representation of the actual exploit. The real-world execution would be far more complex and obscured to avoid detection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-30317 is a significant vulnerability present in InDesign Desktop versions ID20.2, ID19.5.3, and earlier versions. This vulnerability is a form of Heap-based Buffer Overflow that could potentially lead to arbitrary code execution, thereby compromising the users&#8217; systems. This vulnerability becomes a potent threat as it requires just user interaction. 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