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Adobe InDesign < 12.0.0 (APSB16-43) (macOS)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 209466

Synopsis

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

Description

The version of Adobe InDesign installed on the remote macOS host is prior to 12.0.0. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the APSB16-43 advisory.

 - Adobe InDesign version 11.4.1 and earlier, Adobe InDesign Server 11.0.0 and earlier have an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
 (CVE-2016-7886)

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 InDesign version 12.0.0 or later.

See Also

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/indesign/apsb16-43.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 209466

File Name: macos_adobe_indesign_apsb16-43.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: 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-2016-7886

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:indesign

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/13/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/13/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-7886