Adobe AIR 3.x <= 3.5.0.600 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB12-27)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 63241

Synopsis

The remote Windows host contains a version of Adobe AIR that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

According to its version, the instance of Adobe AIR 3.x on the remote Windows host is 3.5.0.600 or earlier. It is, therefore, reportedly affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

- An unspecified error exists that can allow a buffer overflow and arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2012-5676)

- An unspecified error exists that can allow an integer overflow and arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2012-5677)

- An unspecified error exists that can lead to memory corruption and arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2012-5678)

Solution

Upgrade to Adobe AIR 3.5.0.880 or later.

See Also

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-13-021/

http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-27.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 63241

File Name: adobe_air_apsb12-27.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 12/12/2012

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-5678

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:air

Required KB Items: SMB/Adobe_AIR/Version, SMB/Adobe_AIR/Path

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/11/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/11/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-5676, CVE-2012-5677, CVE-2012-5678

BID: 56892, 56896, 56898