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Adobe Reader < 15.006.30121 / 15.010.20060 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-09) (macOS)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 209366
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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 15.006.30121 or 15.010.20060. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.- Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.15, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30121, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.010.20060 on Windows and OS X allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1007. (CVE-2016-1009)
- Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.15, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30121, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.010.20060 on Windows and OS X allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1009. (CVE-2016-1007)
- Untrusted search path vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.15, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30121, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.010.20060 on Windows and OS X allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
(CVE-2016-1008)
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 15.006.30121 / 15.010.20060 or later.See Also
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb16-09.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 209366
File Name: macos_adobe_reader_apsb16-09.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 10/21/2024
Updated: 11/20/2024
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-2016-1009
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: 3/3/2016
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/3/2016