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Adobe Media Encoder < 14.4.0 Multiple Information Disclosure (APSB20-57) (macOS)
high Nessus Plugin ID 209393
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 14.4.0. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the APSB20-57 advisory.- Adobe Media Encoder version 14.3.2 (and earlier versions) has an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could be exploited to read past the end of an allocated buffer, possibly resulting in a crash or disclosure of sensitive information from other memory locations. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
(CVE-2020-9739, CVE-2020-9744, CVE-2020-9745)
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 14.4.0 or later.See Also
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/media-encoder/apsb20-57.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 209393
File Name: macos_adobe_media_encoder_apsb20-57.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 10/21/2024
Updated: 10/21/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.8
Temporal Score: 4.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-9745
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.1
Temporal Score: 6.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/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: 9/15/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/15/2020