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Adobe Reader < 2015.006.30448 / 2017.011.30099 / 2018.011.20058 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-29) (macOS)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 207087

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 2015.006.30448, 2017.011.30099, or 2018.011.20058. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20055 and earlier, 2017.011.30096 and earlier, and 2015.006.30434 and earlier have an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2018-12808)

 - Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20055 and earlier, 2017.011.30096 and earlier, and 2015.006.30434 and earlier have an untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2018-12799)

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 2015.006.30448 / 2017.011.30099 / 2018.011.20058 or later.

See Also

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-29.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 207087

File Name: macos_adobe_reader_apsb18-29.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/12/2024

Updated: 9/13/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-12808

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: 8/14/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/14/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-12799, CVE-2018-12808