Adobe Acrobat <= 2017.011.30194 / 2020.001.30020 / 2021.001.20150 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB21-29) (macOS)

high Nessus Plugin ID 149381

Synopsis

The version of Adobe Acrobat installed on the remote macOS host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Adobe Acrobat installed on the remote macOS host is a version prior or equal to 2017.011.30194, 2020.001.30020, or 2021.001.20150. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

- Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2020.013.20074 (and earlier), 2020.001.30018 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30188 (and earlier) are affected by an Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability when parsing a crafted jpeg file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. (CVE-2021-21038, CVE-2021-21044)

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 Acrobat version 2017.011.30194 / 2020.001.30020 / 2021.001.20150 or later.

See Also

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-29.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 149381

File Name: macos_adobe_acrobat_apsb21-29.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 5/11/2021

Updated: 1/2/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.9

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-2021-28565

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version, installed_sw/Adobe Acrobat

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/11/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/11/2021

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 11/17/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-21038, CVE-2021-21044, CVE-2021-21086, CVE-2021-28550, CVE-2021-28553, CVE-2021-28555, CVE-2021-28557, CVE-2021-28558, CVE-2021-28559, CVE-2021-28560, CVE-2021-28561, CVE-2021-28562, CVE-2021-28564, CVE-2021-28565

IAVA: 2021-A-0229-S