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Adobe Character Animator 4.0.0 < 4.4.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB21-95) (macOS)
high Nessus Plugin ID 209377
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Synopsis
The Adobe Character Animator instance installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The version of Adobe Character Animator installed on the remote macOS host is prior to 4.4.2. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the APSB21-95 advisory.- Adobe Character Animator version 4.4 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability when parsing a M4A file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability. (CVE-2021-40764, CVE-2021-40765)
- Adobe Character Animator version 4.4 (and earlier) is affected by a Null pointer dereference vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve an application denial-of-service in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. (CVE-2021-40762, CVE-2021-40768)
- Adobe Character Animator version 4.4 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability when parsing a WAF file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability. (CVE-2021-40763)
- Adobe Character Animator version 4.4 (and earlier versions) 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-2021-40766, CVE-2021-40769)
- Adobe Character Animator version 4.4 (and earlier) is affected by an Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve an application denial-of-service in the context of the current user.
Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
(CVE-2021-40767)
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 Character Animator version 4.4.2 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 209377
File Name: macos_adobe_character_animator_apsb21-95.nasl
Version: 1.2
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: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-40765
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:character_animator
Required KB Items: installed_sw/Adobe Character Animator, Host/MacOSX/Version, Host/local_checks_enabled
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/26/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/26/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-40762, CVE-2021-40763, CVE-2021-40764, CVE-2021-40765, CVE-2021-40766, CVE-2021-40767, CVE-2021-40768, CVE-2021-40769