Detections
Analytics
Adobe Photoshop 21.x < 21.2.11 / 22.x < 22.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS APSB21-68)
high Nessus Plugin ID 152629
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Synopsis
Adobe Photoshop installed on remote macOS or Mac OS X host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The version of Adobe Photoshop installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is prior to 21.2.11/22.5. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the apsb21-68 advisory.- Adobe Photoshop versions 21.2.10 (and earlier) and 22.4.3 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could result in 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-2021-36066)
- Adobe Photoshop versions 21.2.10 (and earlier) and 22.4.3 (and earlier) are affected by a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability that could result in 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-2021-36065)
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 Photoshop version 21.2.11/22.5 or later.See Also
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb21-68.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 152629
File Name: macos_adobe_photoshop_apsb21-68.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 8/17/2021
Updated: 11/20/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
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-2021-36066
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:photoshop
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version, installed_sw/Adobe Photoshop
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/17/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/17/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-36065, CVE-2021-36066