Adobe Reader Unsupported Version Detection (Mac OS X)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 56214

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Synopsis

The remote host contains an unsupported version of Adobe Reader.

Description

According to its self-reported version, the installation of Adobe Reader on the remote Mac OS X host is no longer supported.

Lack of support implies that no new security patches for the product will be released by the vendor. As a result, it is likely to contain security vulnerabilities.

Solution

Upgrade to a version of Adobe Reader that is currently supported.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 56214

File Name: macosx_adobe_reader_unsupported.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks

Published: 9/15/2011

Updated: 2/26/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS Score Rationale: Tenable score for unsupported software

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

CVSS Score Source: manual

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat_reader

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version, MacOSX/Adobe_Reader/Installed

Reference Information

IAVA: 0001-A-0512

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