Detections
Analytics
Adobe After Effects < 23.6.2 / 24.0.0 < 24.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB23-66) (macOS)
high Nessus Plugin ID 185561
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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 macOS host is prior to 23.6.2, 24.0.3. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the APSB23-66 advisory.- Adobe After Effects version 24.0.2 (and earlier) and 23.6 (and earlier) are affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file, which could result in a read past the end of an allocated memory structure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. (CVE-2023-47066, CVE-2023-47067, CVE-2023-47068, CVE-2023-47069)
- Adobe After Effects version 24.0.2 (and earlier) and 23.6 (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-2023-47070, CVE-2023-47073)
- Adobe After Effects version 24.0.2 (and earlier) and 23.6 (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-2023-47071)
- Adobe After Effects version 24.0.2 (and earlier) and 23.6 (and earlier) are affected by an Access of Uninitialized Pointer 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-2023-47072)
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 23.6.2, 24.0.3 or later.See Also
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/after_effects/apsb23-66.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 185561
File Name: macos_adobe_after_effects_apsb23-66.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 11/14/2023
Updated: 10/21/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
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-2023-47073
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: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version, installed_sw/Adobe After Effects
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/14/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/14/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-47066, CVE-2023-47067, CVE-2023-47068, CVE-2023-47069, CVE-2023-47070, CVE-2023-47071, CVE-2023-47072, CVE-2023-47073