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Adobe Acrobat < 2015.006.30418 / 2017.011.30080 / 2018.011.20040 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-09) (macOS)

2024-09-1200:00:00
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adobe acrobat
reader
vulnerabilities
macos
double free
heap overflow
use-after-free
out-of-bounds write
security bypass
type confusion
untrusted pointer dereference
memory corruption

CVSS2

10

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS3

9.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

AI Score

9.7

Confidence

High

The version of Adobe Acrobat installed on the remote macOS host is a version prior to 2015.006.30418, 2017.011.30080, or 2018.011.20040. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

  • Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier have a Double Free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. (CVE-2018-4990)

  • Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier have a Heap Overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. (CVE-2018-4947, CVE-2018-4948, CVE-2018-4966, CVE-2018-4968, CVE-2018-4978, CVE-2018-4982, CVE-2018-4984)

  • Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier have a Use-after-free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. (CVE-2018-4952, CVE-2018-4954, CVE-2018-4958, CVE-2018-4959, CVE-2018-4961, CVE-2018-4971, CVE-2018-4974, CVE-2018-4977, CVE-2018-4980, CVE-2018-4983, CVE-2018-4988, CVE-2018-4989, CVE-2018-4996)

  • Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30080 and earlier, and 2015.006.30418 and earlier versions have a Use-after-free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. (CVE-2018-12815)

  • Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier have an Out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. (CVE-2018-4950)

  • Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier have a Security Bypass vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure. (CVE-2018-4979)

  • Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier have an Out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure. (CVE-2018-4949, CVE-2018-4951, CVE-2018-4955, CVE-2018-4956, CVE-2018-4957, CVE-2018-4960, CVE-2018-4962, CVE-2018-4963, CVE-2018-4964, CVE-2018-4967, CVE-2018-4969, CVE-2018-4970, CVE-2018-4972, CVE-2018-4973, CVE-2018-4975, CVE-2018-4976, CVE-2018-4981, CVE-2018-4985, CVE-2018-4986)

  • Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier have a Type Confusion vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. (CVE-2018-4953)

  • Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier versions have a Type Confusion vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. (CVE-2018-12812)

  • Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier have an Untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. (CVE-2018-4987)

  • Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier have a Memory Corruption vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure. (CVE-2018-4965)

  • Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier have an NTLM SSO hash theft vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure. (CVE-2018-4993)

  • Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and earlier have an XFA ‘\n’ POST injection vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to a security bypass. (CVE-2018-4995)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
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include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(207085);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/09/13");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2018-4947",
    "CVE-2018-4948",
    "CVE-2018-4949",
    "CVE-2018-4950",
    "CVE-2018-4951",
    "CVE-2018-4952",
    "CVE-2018-4953",
    "CVE-2018-4954",
    "CVE-2018-4955",
    "CVE-2018-4956",
    "CVE-2018-4957",
    "CVE-2018-4958",
    "CVE-2018-4959",
    "CVE-2018-4960",
    "CVE-2018-4961",
    "CVE-2018-4962",
    "CVE-2018-4963",
    "CVE-2018-4964",
    "CVE-2018-4965",
    "CVE-2018-4966",
    "CVE-2018-4967",
    "CVE-2018-4968",
    "CVE-2018-4969",
    "CVE-2018-4970",
    "CVE-2018-4971",
    "CVE-2018-4972",
    "CVE-2018-4973",
    "CVE-2018-4974",
    "CVE-2018-4975",
    "CVE-2018-4976",
    "CVE-2018-4977",
    "CVE-2018-4978",
    "CVE-2018-4979",
    "CVE-2018-4980",
    "CVE-2018-4981",
    "CVE-2018-4982",
    "CVE-2018-4983",
    "CVE-2018-4984",
    "CVE-2018-4985",
    "CVE-2018-4986",
    "CVE-2018-4987",
    "CVE-2018-4988",
    "CVE-2018-4989",
    "CVE-2018-4990",
    "CVE-2018-4993",
    "CVE-2018-4995",
    "CVE-2018-4996",
    "CVE-2018-12812",
    "CVE-2018-12815"
  );
  script_xref(name:"CISA-KNOWN-EXPLOITED", value:"2022/06/22");

  script_name(english:"Adobe Acrobat < 2015.006.30418 / 2017.011.30080 / 2018.011.20040 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB18-09) (macOS)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The version of Adobe Acrobat installed on the remote macOS host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Adobe Acrobat installed on the remote macOS host is a version prior to 2015.006.30418, 2017.011.30080, or
2018.011.20040. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

  - Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and
    2015.006.30417 and earlier have a Double Free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to
    arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. (CVE-2018-4990)

  - Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and
    2015.006.30417 and earlier have a Heap Overflow vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to
    arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. (CVE-2018-4947, CVE-2018-4948, CVE-2018-4966,
    CVE-2018-4968, CVE-2018-4978, CVE-2018-4982, CVE-2018-4984)

  - Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and
    2015.006.30417 and earlier have a Use-after-free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to
    arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. (CVE-2018-4952, CVE-2018-4954, CVE-2018-4958,
    CVE-2018-4959, CVE-2018-4961, CVE-2018-4971, CVE-2018-4974, CVE-2018-4977, CVE-2018-4980, CVE-2018-4983,
    CVE-2018-4988, CVE-2018-4989, CVE-2018-4996)

  - Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20040 and earlier, 2017.011.30080 and earlier, and 2015.006.30418 and
    earlier versions have a Use-after-free vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code
    execution in the context of the current user. (CVE-2018-12815)

  - Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and
    2015.006.30417 and earlier have an Out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead
    to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. (CVE-2018-4950)

  - Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and
    2015.006.30417 and earlier have a Security Bypass vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to
    information disclosure. (CVE-2018-4979)

  - Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and
    2015.006.30417 and earlier have an Out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to
    information disclosure. (CVE-2018-4949, CVE-2018-4951, CVE-2018-4955, CVE-2018-4956, CVE-2018-4957,
    CVE-2018-4960, CVE-2018-4962, CVE-2018-4963, CVE-2018-4964, CVE-2018-4967, CVE-2018-4969, CVE-2018-4970,
    CVE-2018-4972, CVE-2018-4973, CVE-2018-4975, CVE-2018-4976, CVE-2018-4981, CVE-2018-4985, CVE-2018-4986)

  - Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and
    2015.006.30417 and earlier have a Type Confusion vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to
    arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. (CVE-2018-4953)

  - Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and 2015.006.30417 and
    earlier versions have a Type Confusion vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code
    execution in the context of the current user. (CVE-2018-12812)

  - Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and
    2015.006.30417 and earlier have an Untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability. Successful exploitation
    could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. (CVE-2018-4987)

  - Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and
    2015.006.30417 and earlier have a Memory Corruption vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to
    information disclosure. (CVE-2018-4965)

  - Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and
    2015.006.30417 and earlier have an NTLM SSO hash theft vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead
    to information disclosure. (CVE-2018-4993)

  - Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2018.011.20038 and earlier, 2017.011.30079 and earlier, and
    2015.006.30417 and earlier have an XFA '\n' POST injection vulnerability. Successful exploitation could
    lead to a security bypass. (CVE-2018-4995)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb18-09.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Adobe Acrobat version 2015.006.30418 / 2017.011.30080 / 2018.011.20040 or later.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2018-4996");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/05/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/05/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/09/12");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:adobe:acrobat");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("macosx_adobe_acrobat_installed.nbin");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/MacOSX/Version", "installed_sw/Adobe Acrobat");

  exit(0);
}

include('vcf_extras.inc');

get_kb_item_or_exit('Host/local_checks_enabled');
os = get_kb_item('Host/MacOSX/Version');
if (empty_or_null(os)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Mac OS X');

var app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:'Adobe Acrobat');

# vcf::adobe_reader::check_version_and_report will
# properly separate tracks when checking constraints.
# x.y.30zzz = DC Classic
# x.y.20zzz = DC Continuous
var constraints = [
  { 'min_version' : '15.6', 'max_version' : '15.006.30417', 'fixed_version' : '15.006.30418', 'track' : 'DC Classic' },
  { 'min_version' : '17.8', 'max_version' : '17.011.30079', 'fixed_version' : '17.011.30080', 'track' : 'DC Classic' },
  { 'min_version' : '15.7', 'max_version' : '18.011.20038', 'fixed_version' : '18.011.20040', 'track' : 'DC Continuous' }
];
vcf::adobe_acrobat::check_version_and_report(
    app_info:app_info,
    constraints:constraints,
    max_segs:3,
    severity:SECURITY_HOLE
);

References

CVSS2

10

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS3

9.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

AI Score

9.7

Confidence

High