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Adobe After Effects < 18.4.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB21-79)
high Nessus Plugin ID 154713
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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 18.4.2. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the APSB21-79 advisory.- Adobe After Effects version 18.4.1 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability due to insecure handling of a malicious .m4a file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User interaction is required in that the victim must open a specially crafted file to exploit this vulnerability. (CVE-2021-40759, CVE-2021-40760)
- Adobe After Effects version 18.4 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability due to insecure handling of a malicious .m4a file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User interaction is required in that the victim must open a specially crafted file to exploit this vulnerability. (CVE-2021-40751, CVE-2021-40752)
- Adobe After Effects version 18.4.1 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability due to insecure handling of a malicious SVG file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User interaction is required in that the victim must open a specially crafted file to exploit this vulnerability. (CVE-2021-40753)
- Adobe After Effects version 18.4.1 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability due to insecure handling of a malicious WAV file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User interaction is required in that the victim must open a specially crafted file to exploit this vulnerability. (CVE-2021-40754, CVE-2021-40758)
- Adobe After Effects version 18.4.1 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability due to insecure handling of a malicious SGI file in the DoReadContinue function, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability. (CVE-2021-40755)
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 18.4.2 or later.See Also
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/after_effects/apsb21-79.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 154713
File Name: adobe_after_effects_apsb21-79.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 10/29/2021
Updated: 11/28/2024
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-2021-40760
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
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-40759
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: 10/26/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/26/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-40751, CVE-2021-40752, CVE-2021-40753, CVE-2021-40754, CVE-2021-40755, CVE-2021-40756, CVE-2021-40757, CVE-2021-40758, CVE-2021-40759, CVE-2021-40760, CVE-2021-40761