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Adobe Acrobat < 2017.011.30197 / 2020.004.30005 / 2021.005.20048 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB21-37)
high Nessus Plugin ID 150343
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Synopsis
The version of Adobe Acrobat installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The version of Adobe Acrobat installed on the remote Windows host is a version prior to 2017.011.30197, 2020.004.30005, or 2021.005.20048. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.- Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2021.001.20155 (and earlier), 2020.001.30025 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30196 (and earlier) are affected by an Use After Free vulnerability. 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-2021-28552, CVE-2021-28631, CVE-2021-28632)
- Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2021.001.20155 (and earlier), 2020.001.30025 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30196 (and earlier) are affected by an Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability. 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-2021-28554)
- Acrobat Reader DC versions versions 2021.001.20155 (and earlier), 2020.001.30025 (and earlier) and 2017.011.30196 (and earlier) are affected by an Out-of-bounds read vulnerability. 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-2021-28551)
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 Acrobat version 2017.011.30197 / 2020.004.30005 / 2021.005.20048 or later.See Also
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb21-37.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 150343
File Name: adobe_acrobat_apsb21-37.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 6/8/2021
Updated: 11/20/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 8.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-28632
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 7.5
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:H/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat
Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/Adobe Acrobat
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/8/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/8/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-28551, CVE-2021-28552, CVE-2021-28554, CVE-2021-28631, CVE-2021-28632