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Adobe After Effects < 16.1.2 (APSB19-31) (macOS)

high Nessus Plugin ID 209397

Synopsis

The Adobe After Effects instance installed on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The version of Adobe After Effects installed on the remote macOS host is prior to 16.1.2. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the APSB19-31 advisory.

 - Adobe After Effects versions 16 and earlier have an insecure library loading (dll hijacking) vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2019-8062)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Adobe After Effects version 16.1.2 or later.

See Also

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/after_effects/apsb19-31.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 209397

File Name: macos_adobe_after_effects_apsb19-31.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 10/21/2024

Updated: 10/21/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-8062

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:after_effects

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version, installed_sw/Adobe After Effects

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/13/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/13/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-8062