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Adobe FrameMaker 2019 <= 15.0.8 (2019.0.8) / Adobe FrameMaker 2020 <= 16.0.1 (2020.0.1) Arbitrary Code Execution (APSB21-14)

high Nessus Plugin ID 147716

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Synopsis

The remote install of Adobe FrameMaker has a vulnerability.

Description

The version of Adobe FrameMaker installed on the remote Windows host is prior or equal to Adobe FrameMaker 2019 15.0.8 / Adobe FrameMaker 2020 16.0.1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the apsb21-14 advisory.

 - Adobe Framemaker version 2020.0.1 (and earlier) is affected by an Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. (CVE-2021-21056)

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 FrameMaker 2019 Release Update 8 (hotfix), 2020 Release Update 1 (hotfix) or later.

See Also

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/framemaker/apsb21-14.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 147716

File Name: adobe_framemaker_apsb21-14.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 3/12/2021

Updated: 10/21/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-21056

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:framemaker

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/9/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/9/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-21056

IAVB: 2021-B-0015-S