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Adobe Reader < 17.012.30262 / 20.005.30381 / 22.002.20191 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB22-39)
high Nessus Plugin ID 163955
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Synopsis
The version of Adobe Reader installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The version of Adobe Reader installed on the remote Windows host is a version prior to 17.012.30262, 20.005.30381, or 22.002.20191. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.- Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.001.20169 (and earlier), 20.005.30362 (and earlier) and 17.012.30249 (and earlier) are affected by a Use After Free 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-2022-35665)
- Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.001.20169 (and earlier), 20.005.30362 (and earlier) and 17.012.30249 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Input Validation 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-2022-35666)
- Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.001.20169 (and earlier), 20.005.30362 (and earlier) and 17.012.30249 (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-2022-35667)
- Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.001.20169 (and earlier), 20.005.30362 (and earlier) and 17.012.30249 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR.
Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
(CVE-2022-35668)
- Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.001.20169 (and earlier), 20.005.30362 (and earlier) and 17.012.30249 (and earlier) are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory.
An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. (CVE-2022-35670)
- Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 22.001.20169 (and earlier), 20.005.30362 (and earlier) and 17.012.30249 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could lead to disclosure of sensitive memory. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to bypass mitigations such as ASLR. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. (CVE-2022-35671, CVE-2022-35678)
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 Reader version 17.012.30262 / 20.005.30381 / 22.002.20191 or later.See Also
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb22-39.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 163955
File Name: adobe_reader_apsb22-39.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 8/9/2022
Updated: 9/12/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-35667
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:acrobat_reader
Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/Adobe Reader
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/9/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/12/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-35665, CVE-2022-35666, CVE-2022-35667, CVE-2022-35668, CVE-2022-35670, CVE-2022-35671, CVE-2022-35678