{"id":64319,"date":"2025-08-26T02:26:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T02:26:19","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-11T22:30:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T04:30:41","slug":"cve-2025-47103-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-indesign-desktop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47103-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-indesign-desktop\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-47103: Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in InDesign Desktop<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability, officially designated as CVE-2025-47103, poses a significant threat to users of InDesign Desktop versions 19.5.3 and earlier. This vulnerability, a Heap-based Buffer Overflow, could lead to arbitrary code execution, potentially compromising the system or leading to data leakage. It primarily affects graphic designers, publishers, and other professionals reliant on Adobe&#8217;s InDesign software, who may unknowingly become victims of cyber attacks if they inadvertently open a malicious file.<br \/>\nThis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-40741-stack-based-overflow-vulnerability-in-solid-edge-se2025-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75746\">vulnerability matters because of the potential<\/a> for a skilled attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. It&#8217;s notable that the severity of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53762-privilege-elevation-vulnerability-in-microsoft-purview\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72918\">vulnerability is elevated<\/a> due to the required user interaction, which is a common point of exploit for cyber attackers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-47103<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 7.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Opening a malicious file<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: Potential system compromise or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53495-unauthorized-access-data-leakage-in-wikimedia-foundation-mediawiki-abusefilter-extension\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72612\">data leakage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1453603620\" 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: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\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: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\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: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/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=\"79695\">InDesign Desktop<\/a> | 19.5.3 and earlier<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of a heap-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8184-critical-stack-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-d-link-dir-513\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71766\">buffer overflow vulnerability<\/a> in InDesign Desktop. In essence, an attacker would craft a malicious file that, when opened in the vulnerable software, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7463-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-tenda-fh1201-1-2-0-14\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71829\">overflows the software&#8217;s buffer<\/a> &#8211; a temporary storage for data. This overflow can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27031-memory-corruption-via-ioctl-commands-processing\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71588\">corrupt nearby memory<\/a> spaces, allowing the attacker to manipulate the software&#8217;s execution flow and run arbitrary code.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2422556909\" 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>The actual exploit would be highly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-10226-severe-vulnerability-in-axxonsoft-axxon-one-2-0-8-due-to-dependency-on-vulnerable-postgresql-component\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89764\">dependent on the specifics of the vulnerability<\/a>, which are not disclosed here for security reasons. However, conceptually, an attacker might craft a malicious `.indd` file (InDesign Document) with more data than expected, resulting in a <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=\"72045\">buffer overflow<\/a>.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># Conceptual malicious file creation\nwith open(&#039;malicious_document.indd&#039;, &#039;wb&#039;) as f:\n# Overflow buffer with excessively large data\nf.write(b&#039;\\x90&#039; * BUFFER_SIZE + SHELLCODE)<\/code><\/pre>\n<p><strong>Remediation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users are recommended to apply the vendor-provided patch as soon as possible to mitigate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54689-high-risk-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-urna\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76625\">risk associated with this vulnerability<\/a>. In the meantime, or if patches cannot be applied immediately, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary protection by detecting and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8059-critical-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-b-blocks-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76512\">blocking attempts to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The vulnerability, officially designated as CVE-2025-47103, poses a significant threat to users of InDesign Desktop versions 19.5.3 and earlier. This vulnerability, a Heap-based Buffer Overflow, could lead to arbitrary code execution, potentially compromising the system or leading to data leakage. It primarily affects graphic designers, publishers, and other professionals reliant on Adobe&#8217;s InDesign software, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[86,80],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-64319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-buffer-overflow","attack_vector-rce"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64319"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64319\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82613,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64319\/revisions\/82613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64319"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=64319"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=64319"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=64319"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=64319"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=64319"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=64319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}