Adobe Acrobat <= 2017.011.30196 / 2020.001.30025 / 2021.001.20155 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB21-37) (macOS)

high Nessus Plugin ID 150342

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 2017.011.30196, 2020.001.30025, or 2021.001.20155. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

- Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) potentially leading to Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2021-28551, CVE-2021-28554)

- Use After Free (CWE-416) potentially leading to Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2021-28552, CVE-2021-28631, CVE-2021-28632)

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 2017.011.30196 / 2020.001.30025 / 2021.001.20155 or later.

See Also

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-37.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 150342

File Name: macos_adobe_acrobat_apsb21-37.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 6/8/2021

Updated: 3/23/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-28632

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

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: 6/8/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/8/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-28551, CVE-2021-28552, CVE-2021-28554, CVE-2021-28631, CVE-2021-28632

IAVA: 2021-A-0266-S