Adobe Reader <= 2015.006.30523 / 2017.011.30171 / 2020.001.30002 / 2020.009.20074 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB20-48)

high Nessus Plugin ID 139581

Synopsis

The version of Adobe Reader installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Adobe Reader installed on the remote Windows host is a version prior or equal to 2015.006.30523, 2017.011.30171, 2020.001.30002, or 2020.009.20074. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

- Disclosure of Sensitive Data potentially leading to Memory Leak (CVE-2020-9697)

- Security bypass potentially leading to Privilege Escalation (CVE-2020-9714)

- Out-of-bounds write potentially leading to Arbitrary Code Execution (CVE-2020-9693, CVE-2020-9694)

- Security bypass potentially leading to Security feature bypass (CVE-2020-9696, CVE-2020-9712)

- Stack exhaustion potentially leading to Application denial-of-service (CVE-2020-9702, CVE-2020-9703)

- Out-of-bounds read potentially leading to Information disclosure (CVE-2020-9705, CVE-2020-9706, CVE-2020-9707, CVE-2020-9710, CVE-2020-9716, CVE-2020-9717, CVE-2020-9718, CVE-2020-9719, CVE-2020-9720, CVE-2020-9721, CVE-2020-9723)

- Buffer error potentially leading to Arbitrary Code Execution (CVE-2020-9698, CVE-2020-9699, CVE-2020-9700, CVE-2020-9701, CVE-2020-9704)

- Use-after-free potentially leading to Arbitrary Code Execution (CVE-2020-9715, CVE-2020-9722)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Adobe Reader version 2015.006.30527 or 2017.011.30175 or 2020.001.30005 or 2020.012.20041 or later.

See Also

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-48.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 139581

File Name: adobe_reader_apsb20-48.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 8/14/2020

Updated: 3/26/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 8.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-9722

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/Adobe Reader

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/11/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/11/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-9693, CVE-2020-9694, CVE-2020-9695, CVE-2020-9696, CVE-2020-9697, CVE-2020-9698, CVE-2020-9699, CVE-2020-9700, CVE-2020-9701, CVE-2020-9702, CVE-2020-9703, CVE-2020-9704, CVE-2020-9705, CVE-2020-9706, CVE-2020-9707, CVE-2020-9710, CVE-2020-9711, CVE-2020-9712, CVE-2020-9713, CVE-2020-9714, CVE-2020-9715, CVE-2020-9716, CVE-2020-9717, CVE-2020-9718, CVE-2020-9719, CVE-2020-9720, CVE-2020-9721, CVE-2020-9722, CVE-2020-9723

IAVA: 2020-A-0363-S