Adobe AIR for Mac <= 4.0.0.1628 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-09)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 73434

Synopsis

The remote Mac OS X 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 Mac OS X host is 4.0.0.1628 or earlier. It is, therefore, reportedly affected by the following vulnerabilities :

- A use-after-free error exists that could lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2014-0506)

- A buffer overflow error exists that could lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2014-0507)

- An unspecified error exists that could allow a security bypass leading to information disclosure.
(CVE-2014-0508)

- An unspecified error exists that could allow cross- site scripting attacks. (CVE-2014-0509)

Solution

Upgrade to Adobe AIR 13.0.0.83 or later.

See Also

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-09.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 73434

File Name: macosx_adobe_air_13_0_0_83.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 4/9/2014

Updated: 11/26/2019

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-2014-0506

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:air

Required KB Items: MacOSX/Adobe_AIR/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/8/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/27/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0506, CVE-2014-0507, CVE-2014-0508, CVE-2014-0509

BID: 66208, 66699, 66701, 66703

CWE: 20, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 74, 750, 751, 79, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990