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Adobe Illustrator < 25.4.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB21-98) (macOS)
high Nessus Plugin ID 209455
Synopsis
The Adobe Illustrator instance installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The version of Adobe Illustrator installed on the remote macOS host is prior to 25.4.2. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the APSB21-98 advisory.- Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) potentially leading to Memory Leak (CVE-2021-40718)
- Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) potentially leading to Privilege escalation (CVE-2021-40746)
- NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476) potentially leading to Application denial-of-service (CVE-2021-40747, CVE-2021-40748, CVE-2021-40749)
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 Illustrator version 25.4.2 or later.See Also
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/illustrator/apsb21-98.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 209455
File Name: macos_adobe_illustrator_apsb21-98.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: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-40718
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:illustrator
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version, installed_sw/Adobe Illustrator
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/26/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/26/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-40718, CVE-2021-40746, CVE-2021-40747, CVE-2021-40748, CVE-2021-40749