Adobe After Effects < 17.0.4 Arbitrary code execution (APSB20-09)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 134168

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of Adobe After Effects installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 17.0.4. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the APSB20-09 advisory.

- Adobe After Effects versions 16.1.2 and earlier have an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2020-3765)

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 After Effects version 17.0.4 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 134168

File Name: adobe_after_effects_apsb20-09.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 2/28/2020

Updated: 10/21/2024

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-2020-3765

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:after_effects

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/Adobe After Effects

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/19/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/19/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-3765

IAVA: 2020-A-0082-S

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