Adobe AIR Unsupported Version Detection (Mac OS X)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 56961

Synopsis

An unsupported version of Adobe AIR is installed on the remote Mac OS X host.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the installation of Adobe AIR on the remote Mac OS X host is no longer supported.

Lack of support implies that no new security patches for the product will be released by the vendor. As a result, it is likely to contain security vulnerabilities.

Solution

Upgrade to a version of Adobe AIR that is currently supported.

See Also

http://www.adobe.com/support/programs/policies/supported.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 56961

File Name: macosx_adobe_air_unsupported.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 11/28/2011

Updated: 2/26/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS Score Rationale: Tenable score for unsupported software

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: manual

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:air

Required KB Items: MacOSX/Adobe_AIR/Version

Reference Information

IAVA: 0001-A-0506