{"id":64320,"date":"2025-08-26T03:26:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T03:26:40","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-21T10:43:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T16:43:04","slug":"cve-2025-47134-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-indesign-desktop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47134-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-indesign-desktop\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-47134: Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in InDesign Desktop<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity landscape is a constantly evolving field, with new vulnerabilities discovered regularly. One such vulnerability is CVE-2025-47134, which poses a significant threat to users of Adobe&#8217;s InDesign Desktop software, specifically versions 19.5.3 and earlier. This <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=\"71770\">vulnerability is a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow<\/a> issue that could potentially lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user, posing a serious threat to system integrity and data security.<br \/>\nHeap-Based <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=\"71824\">Buffer Overflow vulnerabilities<\/a> are not uncommon in software and can lead to severe consequences if left unpatched. <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=\"79694\">InDesign Desktop<\/a>, being a popular software used by graphic designers and publishers worldwide, has a large user base, making this vulnerability particularly concerning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-47134<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS Score: 7.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: Potential system compromise and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53495-unauthorized-access-data-leakage-in-wikimedia-foundation-mediawiki-abusefilter-extension\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72613\">data leakage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1724494259\" 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>InDesign Desktop | 19.5.3 and earlier<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability stems from 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=\"72038\">Heap-Based Buffer Overflow<\/a> error within the InDesign Desktop software. This error occurs when a buffer, a temporary area for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-51055-insecure-data-storage-vulnerability-in-vedo-suite-version-2024-17\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81590\">data storage<\/a>, receives more data than it was designed to hold. This overflow can overwrite adjacent memory spaces, potentially leading to erratic software behavior, system crashes, and in some cases, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32451-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-foxit-reader-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74425\">arbitrary code<\/a> execution.<br \/>\nIn the case of CVE-2025-47134, an attacker could craft a malicious file that, when opened by a user, triggers the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49674-windows-rras-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72315\">buffer overflow<\/a>. As a result, this could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47168-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-microsoft-office-word-allowing-unauthorized-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73130\">allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code<\/a> within the context of the current user. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6454-authenticated-user-exploit-in-gitlab-ce-ee-through-proxy-environments\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90764\">exploit requires user<\/a> interaction, specifically opening the malicious file, making it a socially engineered attack.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3109445315\" 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>Here is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This pseudocode represents a malicious payload that could trigger the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9006-critical-remote-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-tenda-ch22-1-0-0-1\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75373\">buffer overflow<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># Pseudocode for a malicious payload\nbuffer = &quot;A&quot; * 5000  # Creating a buffer that exceeds the expected size\nfile = open(&quot;malicious.idml&quot;, &quot;w&quot;)  # Creating a malicious InDesign file\nfile.write(buffer)  # Writing the buffer to the file\nfile.close()  # Closing the file<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, an excessively large buffer is written to a file designed to be opened with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47103-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-indesign-desktop\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75396\">InDesign<\/a> Desktop. When a user opens this file, it would trigger a buffer overflow, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30327-integer-overflow-vulnerability-in-incopy-leading-to-potential-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73571\">potentially leading to arbitrary code<\/a> execution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity landscape is a constantly evolving field, with new vulnerabilities discovered regularly. One such vulnerability is CVE-2025-47134, which poses a significant threat to users of Adobe&#8217;s InDesign Desktop software, specifically versions 19.5.3 and earlier. This vulnerability is a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow issue that could potentially lead to arbitrary code execution in the context [&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-64320","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\/64320","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=64320"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83709,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64320\/revisions\/83709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64320"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=64320"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=64320"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=64320"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=64320"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=64320"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=64320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}