{"id":82904,"date":"2025-10-16T03:41:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T03:41:10","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-23T03:07:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T09:07:54","slug":"cve-2025-54213-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-indesign-desktop-providing-potential-for-arbitrary-code-execution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54213-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-indesign-desktop-providing-potential-for-arbitrary-code-execution\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-54213: Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability in InDesign Desktop Providing Potential for Arbitrary Code Execution<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability in question, CVE-2025-54213, is a critical issue affecting Adobe\u2019s InDesign Desktop versions 20.4, 19.5.4 and earlier. This vulnerability is particularly alarming due to its potential for arbitrary code execution with the permissions of the current user. This means that potentially any operation that the user can perform could also be performed by an attacker exploiting this vulnerability. It could be used to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46733-critical-vulnerability-in-op-tee-resulting-in-potential-system-compromise-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91284\">compromise systems<\/a>, leak sensitive data, or cause other damage. The exploit does, however, require <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=\"90558\">user interaction to execute, specifically, the user must open a malicious file<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-54213<br \/>\nSeverity: High, CVSS score 7.8<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Current User<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <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=\"90803\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1603303139\" 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 | 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 exploit works by taking advantage of an out-of-bounds write <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5039-critical-vulnerability-in-autodesk-applications-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90523\">vulnerability in InDesign&#8217;s desktop application<\/a>. An attacker crafts a malicious file that, when opened in the affected versions of InDesign, triggers the vulnerability. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47752-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-v-sft-v6-2-5-0-leading-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91351\">out-of-bounds write<\/a> allows the attacker to write data to an area of memory not allocated for the file. This can lead to data corruption, causing the software to behave unexpectedly, or in this case, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-59360-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-chaos-controller-manager\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90094\">execute arbitrary code<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-510455935\" 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 a potential payload that could cause the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47751-critical-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-v-sft-software\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91357\">out-of-bounds write<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">#include &lt;stdio.h&gt;\n#include &lt;string.h&gt;\nint main() {\nchar buffer[10];\nstrcpy(buffer, &quot;This string is too long and causes an out-of-bounds write!&quot;);\nreturn 0;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This is a simple example and a real-world attack would likely be more complex. However, it gives a basic idea of how an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43572-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-dimension-4-1-2-and-earlier-versions\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91509\">out-of-bounds write<\/a> can occur. The string is too long for the buffer, and so it writes past the end of the allocated memory.<br \/>\nThis vulnerability can be mitigated by applying vendor patches <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24780-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-printcart-web-to-print-product-designer-for-woocommerce\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91241\">provided<\/a> by Adobe or using Web Application Firewalls (WAF) or Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) as temporary mitigation measures until the patches can be applied.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The vulnerability in question, CVE-2025-54213, is a critical issue affecting Adobe\u2019s InDesign Desktop versions 20.4, 19.5.4 and earlier. This vulnerability is particularly alarming due to its potential for arbitrary code execution with the permissions of the current user. 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