Adobe AIR for Mac <= 3.9.0.1380 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-02)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 71952

Synopsis

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

Description

According to its version, the instance of Adobe AIR on the remote Mac OS X host is 3.9.0.1380 or earlier. It is, therefore, reportedly affected by the following vulnerabilities :

- An unspecified vulnerability exists that can be used to bypass Flash Player security protections.
(CVE-2014-0491)

- An unspecified vulnerability exists that can be used to bypass memory address layout randomization.
(CVE-2014-0492)

Solution

Upgrade to Adobe AIR 4.0.0.1390 or later.

See Also

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-014/

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-02.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 71952

File Name: macosx_adobe_air_4_0_0_1390.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 1/14/2014

Updated: 11/26/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-0492

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:air

Required KB Items: MacOSX/Adobe_AIR/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/14/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/14/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0491, CVE-2014-0492

BID: 64807, 64810