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Adobe Media Encoder < 14.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB19-52) (macOS)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 209389

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Synopsis

The Adobe Media Encoder instance installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Adobe Media Encoder installed on the remote macOS host is prior to 14.0. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the APSB19-52 advisory.

 - Adobe Media Encoder versions 13.1 and earlier have an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution . (CVE-2019-8246)

 - Adobe Media Encoder versions 13.1 and earlier have an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure. (CVE-2019-8241, CVE-2019-8242, CVE-2019-8243, CVE-2019-8244)

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 Media Encoder version 14.0 or later.

See Also

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/media-encoder/apsb19-52.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 209389

File Name: macos_adobe_media_encoder_apsb19-52.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: macosx

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: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-8246

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:media_encoder

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version, installed_sw/Adobe Media Encoder

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/12/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/12/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-8241, CVE-2019-8242, CVE-2019-8243, CVE-2019-8244, CVE-2019-8246