{"id":82886,"date":"2025-10-15T21:40:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T21:40:15","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-28T11:37:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T17:37:15","slug":"cve-2025-54211-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-indesign-desktop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54211-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-indesign-desktop\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-54211: Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in InDesign Desktop<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats, one vulnerability that has recently caught the attention of cybersecurity professionals worldwide is CVE-2025-54211. This flaw is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability that affects InDesign Desktop versions 20.4, 19.5.4 and earlier. If exploited, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-59360-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-chaos-controller-manager\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90097\">vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution<\/a> in the context of the current user. This means that an attacker could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-59352-critical-vulnerability-in-dragonfly-file-distribution-system-leading-to-potential-remote-code-execution-rce\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90827\">potentially gain control over an affected system<\/a>, posing a significant threat to data confidentiality and integrity.<br \/>\nThis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9693-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-user-meta-user-profile-builder-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90584\">vulnerability is particularly alarming because it requires user<\/a> interaction, meaning that an attacker could exploit this flaw if a victim opens a malicious file. Therefore, it is crucial for both individual users and organizations using the affected versions of InDesign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30324-integer-underflow-vulnerability-in-adobe-photoshop-desktop-versions\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91623\">Desktop to understand this vulnerability<\/a> and take the necessary steps to mitigate it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-54211<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 7.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54377-critical-vulnerability-in-roo-code-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91023\">Potential system<\/a> compromise and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3992742449\" 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>InDesign Desktop | 20.4 and earlier<br \/>\nInDesign Desktop | 19.5.4 and earlier<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The heap-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9355-stack-based-buffer-overflow-in-linksys-devices\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90010\">buffer overflow<\/a> vulnerability (CVE-2025-54211) occurs when the application fails to properly handle the input data size when processing certain files. This can cause the application&#8217;s buffer, a temporary data storage area, to overflow, enabling an attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-34195-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-vasion-print-virtual-appliance-host-and-application\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90142\">execute arbitrary code<\/a> in the context of the user running the application.<br \/>\nIn order to exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to trick a user into opening a maliciously crafted file using an affected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30325-integer-overflow-vulnerability-in-photoshop-desktop-versions-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91632\">version of InDesign Desktop<\/a>. This could be achieved through various means such as social engineering or phishing emails. Once the malicious file is opened, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-10443-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-tenda-ac9-and-ac15\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90025\">buffer overflow<\/a> would occur, allowing the attacker to execute code and potentially gain control over the system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-237703117\" 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>Below is a conceptual example of a malformed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-10690-high-risk-unauthorized-file-upload-vulnerability-in-goza-nonprofit-charity-wordpress-theme\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90195\">file that could be used to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>. The malicious payload would be embedded within the file.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">$ cat &gt; exploit.idml &lt;&lt; EOF\n&lt;?xml version=&quot;1.0&quot; encoding=&quot;UTF-8&quot;?&gt;\n&lt;idPkg:Source xmlns:idPkg=&quot;http:\/\/ns.adobe.com\/AdobeInDesign\/idml\/1.0&quot; DOMVersion=&quot;14.0&quot;&gt;\n&lt;Story&gt;\n&lt;Content&gt;Malicious_payload&lt;\/Content&gt;\n&lt;\/Story&gt;\nEOF<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the &#8216;Malicious_payload&#8217; would be crafted to cause a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9360-stack-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-linksys-repeater-models\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90031\">buffer overflow<\/a> when the file is opened in an affected version of InDesign Desktop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats, one vulnerability that has recently caught the attention of cybersecurity professionals worldwide is CVE-2025-54211. This flaw is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability that affects InDesign Desktop versions 20.4, 19.5.4 and earlier. 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