Adobe Reader < 2015.006.30457 / 2017.011.30106 / 2019.008.20081 Vulnerability (APSB18-40)

high Nessus Plugin ID 118932

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Synopsis

The version of Adobe Reader installed on the remote Windows host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The version of Adobe Reader installed on the remote Windows host is a version prior to 2015.006.30457, 2017.011.30106, or 2019.008.20081. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability.

- Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.008.20080 and earlier, 2017.011.30105 and earlier, and 2015.006.30456 and earlier have a ntlm sso hash theft vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure. (CVE-2018-15979)

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 Reader version 2015.006.30457 / 2017.011.30106 / 2019.008.20081 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 118932

File Name: adobe_reader_apsb18-40.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 11/14/2018

Updated: 9/12/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-15979

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/Adobe Reader

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/13/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/13/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-15979

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