Adobe AIR <= AIR 3.9.0.1380 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-02)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 71950

Synopsis

The remote Windows host contains a version of Adobe AIR that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

According to its version, the instance of Adobe AIR on the remote Windows host is 3.9.0.1380 or earlier. It is, therefore, potentially affected by the following vulnerabilities :

- An unspecified vulnerability exists that can be used to bypass Flash Player security protections.
(CVE-2014-0491)

- An unspecified vulnerability exists that can be used to bypass memory address layout randomization.
(CVE-2014-0492)

Solution

Upgrade to Adobe AIR 4.0.0.1390 or later.

See Also

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-014/

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-02.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 71950

File Name: adobe_air_apsb14-02.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 1/14/2014

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-0492

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:air

Required KB Items: SMB/Adobe_AIR/Version, SMB/Adobe_AIR/Path

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/14/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/14/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0491, CVE-2014-0492

BID: 64807, 64810