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Adobe Media Encoder < 15.4.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB21-99) (macOS)

high Nessus Plugin ID 209464

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 15.4.2. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the APSB21-99 advisory.

 - Adobe Media Encoder version 15.4.1 (and earlier) is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability due to insecure handling of a malicious file, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability. (CVE-2021-40777, CVE-2021-40779, CVE-2021-40780)

 - Adobe Media Encoder 15.4.1 (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-2021-40778, CVE-2021-40781, CVE-2021-40782)

 - Adobe Media Encoder version 15.4.1 (and earlier) are affected by a memory corruption vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. (CVE-2021-43013)

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 15.4.2 or later.

See Also

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/media-encoder/apsb21-99.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 209464

File Name: macos_adobe_media_encoder_apsb21-99.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: 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-2021-43013

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: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: 10/26/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/26/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-40777, CVE-2021-40778, CVE-2021-40779, CVE-2021-40780, CVE-2021-40781, CVE-2021-40782, CVE-2021-43013

CWE: 476, 788