Adobe Acrobat < 2017.011.30202 / 2020.004.30015 / 2021.007.20091 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB21-55) (macOS)

high Nessus Plugin ID 153362

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 to 2017.011.30202, 2020.004.30015, or 2021.007.20091. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

- Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30199 (and earlier) are affected by a Buffer Overflow vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted PDF 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-2021-39863)

- Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30199 (and earlier) are affected by an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user via DLL hijacking. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction. (CVE-2021-35982)

- Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30199 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of the AcroForm buttonGetIcon action that could result in 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-2021-39836)

- Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30199 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of the AcroForm deleteItemAt action that could result in 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-2021-39837)

- Acrobat Reader DC versions 2021.005.20060 (and earlier), 2020.004.30006 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30199 (and earlier) are affected by a use-after-free vulnerability in the processing of the AcroForm buttonGetCaption action that could result in 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-2021-39838)

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 2017.011.30202 / 2020.004.30015 / 2021.007.20091 or later.

See Also

https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/121.html

https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/122.html

https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html

https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html

https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html

https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/427.html

https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html

https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/843.html

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-55.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 153362

File Name: macos_adobe_acrobat_apsb21-55.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 9/14/2021

Updated: 1/26/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-39863

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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:U/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 Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/14/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/14/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-35982, CVE-2021-39836, CVE-2021-39837, CVE-2021-39838, CVE-2021-39839, CVE-2021-39840, CVE-2021-39841, CVE-2021-39842, CVE-2021-39843, CVE-2021-39844, CVE-2021-39845, CVE-2021-39846, CVE-2021-39849, CVE-2021-39850, CVE-2021-39851, CVE-2021-39852, CVE-2021-39853, CVE-2021-39854, CVE-2021-39855, CVE-2021-39856, CVE-2021-39857, CVE-2021-39858, CVE-2021-39859, CVE-2021-39860, CVE-2021-39861, CVE-2021-39863

CWE: 121, 122, 125, 200, 416, 427, 476, 787, 843

IAVA: 2021-A-0415-S