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Adobe Reader < 2015.006.30434 / 2017.011.30096 / 2018.011.20055 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-21) (macOS)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 207077

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Synopsis

The version of Adobe Reader installed on the remote macOS host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Adobe Reader installed on the remote macOS host is a version prior to 2015.006.30434, 2017.011.30096, or 2018.011.20055. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30080 and earlier, and 2015.006.30418 and earlier versions have an Out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. (CVE-2018-12754, CVE-2018-12755, CVE-2018-12758, CVE-2018-12760, CVE-2018-12771, CVE-2018-12787, CVE-2018-5020, CVE-2018-5021, CVE-2018-5042, CVE-2018-5059, CVE-2018-5064, CVE-2018-5069, CVE-2018-5070)

 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30080 and earlier, and 2015.006.30418 and earlier versions have a Double Free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. (CVE-2018-12782)

 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30080 and earlier, and 2015.006.30418 and earlier versions have a Heap Overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. (CVE-2018-12785, CVE-2018-12788, CVE-2018-12798, CVE-2018-5015, CVE-2018-5028, CVE-2018-5032, CVE-2018-5036, CVE-2018-5038, CVE-2018-5040, CVE-2018-5041, CVE-2018-5045, CVE-2018-5052, CVE-2018-5058, CVE-2018-5067)

 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30080 and earlier, and 2015.006.30418 and earlier versions have a Use-after-free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. (CVE-2018-12756, CVE-2018-12770, CVE-2018-12772, CVE-2018-12773, CVE-2018-12776, CVE-2018-12783, CVE-2018-12791, CVE-2018-12792, CVE-2018-12796, CVE-2018-12797, CVE-2018-5009, CVE-2018-5011, CVE-2018-5065)

 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30080 and earlier, and 2015.006.30418 and earlier versions have a Security Bypass vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to privilege escalation. (CVE-2018-12802)

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 2015.006.30434 / 2017.011.30096 / 2018.011.20055 or later.

See Also

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-21.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 207077

File Name: macos_adobe_reader_apsb18-21.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 9/12/2024

Updated: 11/21/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-5070

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version, installed_sw/Adobe Reader

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/10/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/10/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-12754, CVE-2018-12755, CVE-2018-12756, CVE-2018-12757, CVE-2018-12758, CVE-2018-12760, CVE-2018-12761, CVE-2018-12762, CVE-2018-12763, CVE-2018-12764, CVE-2018-12765, CVE-2018-12766, CVE-2018-12767, CVE-2018-12768, CVE-2018-12770, CVE-2018-12771, CVE-2018-12772, CVE-2018-12773, CVE-2018-12774, CVE-2018-12776, CVE-2018-12777, CVE-2018-12779, CVE-2018-12780, CVE-2018-12781, CVE-2018-12782, CVE-2018-12783, CVE-2018-12784, CVE-2018-12785, CVE-2018-12786, CVE-2018-12787, CVE-2018-12788, CVE-2018-12789, CVE-2018-12790, CVE-2018-12791, CVE-2018-12792, CVE-2018-12793, CVE-2018-12794, CVE-2018-12795, CVE-2018-12796, CVE-2018-12797, CVE-2018-12798, CVE-2018-12802, CVE-2018-12803, CVE-2018-5009, CVE-2018-5010, CVE-2018-5011, CVE-2018-5012, CVE-2018-5014, CVE-2018-5015, CVE-2018-5016, CVE-2018-5017, CVE-2018-5018, CVE-2018-5019, CVE-2018-5020, CVE-2018-5021, CVE-2018-5022, CVE-2018-5023, CVE-2018-5024, CVE-2018-5025, CVE-2018-5026, CVE-2018-5027, CVE-2018-5028, CVE-2018-5029, CVE-2018-5030, CVE-2018-5031, CVE-2018-5032, CVE-2018-5033, CVE-2018-5034, CVE-2018-5035, CVE-2018-5036, CVE-2018-5037, CVE-2018-5038, CVE-2018-5039, CVE-2018-5040, CVE-2018-5041, CVE-2018-5042, CVE-2018-5043, CVE-2018-5044, CVE-2018-5045, CVE-2018-5046, CVE-2018-5047, CVE-2018-5048, CVE-2018-5049, CVE-2018-5050, CVE-2018-5051, CVE-2018-5052, CVE-2018-5053, CVE-2018-5054, CVE-2018-5055, CVE-2018-5056, CVE-2018-5057, CVE-2018-5058, CVE-2018-5059, CVE-2018-5060, CVE-2018-5061, CVE-2018-5062, CVE-2018-5063, CVE-2018-5064, CVE-2018-5065, CVE-2018-5066, CVE-2018-5067, CVE-2018-5068, CVE-2018-5069, CVE-2018-5070