Adobe Audition < 23.6.4 / 24.0.0 < 24.2.0 Arbitrary code execution (APSB24-11) (macOS)

high Nessus Plugin ID 190459

Synopsis

The Adobe Audition instance installed on the remote host is affected by an arbitrary code execution vulnerability.

Description

The version of Adobe Audition installed on the remote macOS host is prior to 23.6.4, 24.2.0. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the APSB24-11 advisory.

- Audition versions 24.0.3, 23.6.2 and earlier are affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability 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-2024-20739)

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 Audition version 23.6.4, 24.2.0 or later.

See Also

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/audition/apsb24-11.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 190459

File Name: macos_adobe_audition_apsb24-11.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/13/2024

Updated: 3/5/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-20739

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:audition

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/13/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/13/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-20739

CWE: 122

IAVA: 2024-A-0086