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Adobe After Effects < 18.2.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB21-49)
high Nessus Plugin ID 150503
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Synopsis
The Adobe After Effects instance installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The version of Adobe After Effects installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 18.2.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the APSB21-49 advisory.- Adobe After Effects version 18.2 (and earlier) is affected by a Heap-based Buffer Overflow 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-2021-28603, CVE-2021-28604, CVE-2021-28608, CVE-2021-28610)
- Adobe After Effects version 18.2 (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 disclose sensitive memory information in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. (CVE-2021-28600, CVE-2021-28609)
- Adobe After Effects version 18.2 (and earlier) is affected by a Null pointer dereference vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve an application denial-of-service in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. (CVE-2021-28601)
- Adobe After Effects version 18.2 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption 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-2021-28602, CVE-2021-28605)
- Adobe After Effects version 18.2 (and earlier) is affected by a heap corruption 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-2021-28607)
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 After Effects version 18.2.1 or later.See Also
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/after_effects/apsb21-49.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 150503
File Name: adobe_after_effects_apsb21-49.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 6/10/2021
Updated: 11/20/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.0
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-2021-28610
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:after_effects
Required KB Items: installed_sw/Adobe After Effects, SMB/Registry/Enumerated
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/8/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/8/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-28600, CVE-2021-28601, CVE-2021-28602, CVE-2021-28603, CVE-2021-28604, CVE-2021-28605, CVE-2021-28606, CVE-2021-28607, CVE-2021-28608, CVE-2021-28609, CVE-2021-28610, CVE-2021-28611, CVE-2021-28612, CVE-2021-28614, CVE-2021-28615, CVE-2021-28616