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Adobe Reader < 2015.006.30510 / 2017.011.30158 / 2020.006.20034 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB20-05) (macOS)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 133671

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Synopsis

The version of Adobe Reader installed on the remote macOS host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Adobe Reader installed on the remote macOS host is a version prior to 2015.006.30510, 2017.011.30158, or 2020.006.20034. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.021.20061 and earlier, 2017.011.30156 and earlier, 2017.011.30156 and earlier, and 2015.006.30508 and earlier have a privilege escalation vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary file system write. (CVE-2020-3762, CVE-2020-3763)

 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.021.20061 and earlier, 2017.011.30156 and earlier, 2017.011.30156 and earlier, and 2015.006.30508 and earlier have an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure . (CVE-2020-3744, CVE-2020-3747, CVE-2020-3755)

 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions, 2019.021.20061 and earlier, 2017.011.30156 and earlier, 2017.011.30156 and earlier, and 2015.006.30508 and earlier have a heap overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution . (CVE-2020-3742)

 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.021.20061 and earlier, 2017.011.30156 and earlier, 2017.011.30156 and earlier, and 2015.006.30508 and earlier have a buffer error vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution . (CVE-2020-3752, CVE-2020-3754)

 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.021.20061 and earlier, 2017.011.30156 and earlier, 2017.011.30156 and earlier, and 2015.006.30508 and earlier have an use after free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution . (CVE-2020-3743, CVE-2020-3745, CVE-2020-3746, CVE-2020-3748, CVE-2020-3749, CVE-2020-3750, CVE-2020-3751)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Adobe Reader version 2015.006.30510 / 2017.011.30158 / 2020.006.20034 or later.

See Also

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb20-05.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 133671

File Name: macos_adobe_reader_apsb20-05.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 2/13/2020

Updated: 11/20/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-3763

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/11/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/11/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-3742, CVE-2020-3743, CVE-2020-3744, CVE-2020-3745, CVE-2020-3746, CVE-2020-3747, CVE-2020-3748, CVE-2020-3749, CVE-2020-3750, CVE-2020-3751, CVE-2020-3752, CVE-2020-3753, CVE-2020-3754, CVE-2020-3755, CVE-2020-3756, CVE-2020-3762, CVE-2020-3763