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Adobe Reader < 20.005.30514.10514 / 23.003.20269 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB23-30)
high Nessus Plugin ID 179484
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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 20.005.30514.10514 or 23.003.20269. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.- Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.003.20244 (and earlier) and 20.005.30467 (and earlier) are affected by an Access of Uninitialized Pointer 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-2023-38226, CVE-2023-38234, CVE-2023-38246)
- Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.003.20244 (and earlier) and 20.005.30467 (and earlier) are affected by an Violation of Secure Design Principles vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user by bypassing the API blacklisting feature. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. (CVE-2023-29320)
- Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.003.20244 (and earlier) and 20.005.30467 (and earlier) are affected by an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability that could lead to Application denial-of-service. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability if the default PowerShell Set-ExecutionPolicy is set to Unrestricted, making the attack complexity high. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. (CVE-2023-29299)
- Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.003.20244 (and earlier) and 20.005.30467 (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-2023-29303)
- Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.003.20244 (and earlier) and 20.005.30467 (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-2023-38222, CVE-2023-38224, CVE-2023-38225, CVE-2023-38227, CVE-2023-38228)
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 20.005.30514.10514 / 23.003.20269 or later.See Also
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb23-30.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 179484
File Name: adobe_reader_apsb23-30.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 8/8/2023
Updated: 11/21/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 6.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-38246
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_reader
Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/Adobe Reader
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/8/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/8/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-29299, CVE-2023-29303, CVE-2023-29320, CVE-2023-38222, CVE-2023-38223, CVE-2023-38224, CVE-2023-38225, CVE-2023-38226, CVE-2023-38227, CVE-2023-38228, CVE-2023-38229, CVE-2023-38230, CVE-2023-38231, CVE-2023-38232, CVE-2023-38233, CVE-2023-38234, CVE-2023-38235, CVE-2023-38236, CVE-2023-38237, CVE-2023-38238, CVE-2023-38239, CVE-2023-38240, CVE-2023-38241, CVE-2023-38242, CVE-2023-38243, CVE-2023-38244, CVE-2023-38245, CVE-2023-38246, CVE-2023-38247, CVE-2023-38248