The problematic installers are InDesign and Illustrator
The problem appears to lie in the /Library/Fonts dir. This is documented at the Adobe forums. Before beginning the installation rename your /Library/Fonts directory to /Library/Fonts-bak and create a new empty /Library/Fonts directory.
If you have the following directory and file in your home/Library/Preferences:
Adobe InDesign (folder)
Adobe Registration Database (file)
Rename them to something else. This was the problem with the InDesign installer. Once I renamed these files InDesign installer ran fine.
After Installation:
Move the fonts in your /Library/Fonts-bak into /Library/Fonts
Delete the now empty "Fonts-bak" folder.