Adobe AIR for Mac <= 15.0.0.249 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-21) - Nessus

Critical Plugin ID: 78442

This page contains detailed information about the Adobe AIR for Mac <= 15.0.0.249 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-21) Nessus plugin including available exploits and PoCs found on GitHub, in Metasploit or Exploit-DB for verifying of this vulnerability.

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Plugin Overview
Vulnerability Information

Synopsis
Description
Solution

Public Exploits
Risk Information
Plugin Source
How to Run
References
Version

Plugin Overview

ID: 78442
Name: Adobe AIR for Mac <= 15.0.0.249 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-21)
Filename: macosx_adobe_air_15_0_0_293.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2014-10-14
This Plugin Published: 2014-10-15
Last Modification Time: 2019-11-25
Plugin Version: 1.14
Plugin Type: local
Plugin Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Dependencies: macosx_adobe_air_installed.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: MacOSX/Adobe_AIR/Version

Vulnerability Information

Severity: Critical
Vulnerability Published: 2014-10-14
Patch Published: 2014-10-14
CVE [?]: CVE-2014-0558, CVE-2014-0564, CVE-2014-0569, CVE-2014-8439
CPE [?]: cpe:/a:adobe:air
Exploited by Malware: True

Synopsis

The remote Mac OS X host contains a version of Adobe AIR that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

According to its version, the installation of Adobe AIR on the remote Mac OS X host is equal or prior to 15.0.0.249. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities :

- Multiple memory corruption issues due to improperly sanitized user-supplied input allow arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2014-0564, CVE-2014-0558)

- An integer overflow issue due to improperly sanitized user-supplied input that allows arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2014-0569)

- An arbitrary code execution vulnerability due to the handling of a dereferenced memory pointer. (CVE-2014-8439)

Solution

Upgrade to Adobe AIR 15.0.0.293 or later.

Public Exploits

Target Network Port(s): N/A
Target Asset(s): N/A
Exploit Available: True (Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB, Core Impact)
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the Adobe AIR for Mac <= 15.0.0.249 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-21) vulnerability:

Metasploit: exploit/windows/browser/adobe_flash_casi32_int_overflow
[Adobe Flash Player casi32 Integer Overflow]
Exploit-DB: exploits/windows/remote/36744.rb
[EDB-36744: Adobe Flash Player - casi32 Integer Overflow (Metasploit)]

Before running any exploit against any system, make sure you are authorized by the owner of the target system(s) to perform such activity. In any other case, this would be considered as an illegal activity.

WARNING: Beware of using unverified exploits from sources such as GitHub or Exploit-DB. These exploits and PoCs could contain malware. For more information, see how to use exploits safely.

Risk Information

CVSS Score Source [?]: CVE-2014-8439
CVSS V2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS Base Score:	10.0 (High)
Impact Subscore:	10.0
Exploitability Subscore:	10.0
CVSS Temporal Score:	8.7 (High)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	8.7 (High)

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Plugin Source

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(78442);
  script_version("1.14");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/25");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2014-0558",
    "CVE-2014-0564",
    "CVE-2014-0569",
    "CVE-2014-8439"
  );
  script_bugtraq_id(
    70437,
    70441,
    70442,
    71289
  );

  script_name(english:"Adobe AIR for Mac <= 15.0.0.249 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-21)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the version gathered by local check.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Mac OS X host contains a version of Adobe AIR that is
affected by multiple vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"According to its version, the installation of Adobe AIR on the remote
Mac OS X host is equal or prior to 15.0.0.249. It is, therefore,
affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - Multiple memory corruption issues due to improperly
    sanitized user-supplied input allow arbitrary code
    execution. (CVE-2014-0564, CVE-2014-0558)

  - An integer overflow issue due to improperly sanitized
    user-supplied input that allows arbitrary code
    execution. (CVE-2014-0569)

  - An arbitrary code execution vulnerability due to the
    handling of a dereferenced memory pointer.
    (CVE-2014-8439)");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-22.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Adobe AIR 15.0.0.293 or later.");
  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_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2014-8439");

  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:"metasploit_name", value:'Adobe Flash Player casi32 Integer Overflow');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2014/10/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/10/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/10/15");

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

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

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("macosx_adobe_air_installed.nasl");
  script_require_keys("MacOSX/Adobe_AIR/Version");

  exit(0);
}

include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");

kb_base = "MacOSX/Adobe_AIR";
version = get_kb_item_or_exit(kb_base+"/Version");
path = get_kb_item_or_exit(kb_base+"/Path");

# nb: we're checking for versions less than *or equal to* the cutoff!
cutoff_version = '15.0.0.249';
fixed_version_for_report = '15.0.0.293';

if (ver_compare(ver:version, fix:cutoff_version, strict:FALSE) <= 0)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0)
  {
    report =
      '\n  Path              : ' + path +
      '\n  Installed version : ' + version +
      '\n  Fixed version     : ' + fixed_version_for_report +
      '\n';
    security_hole(port:0, extra:report);
  }
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_INST_PATH_NOT_VULN, "Adobe AIR", version, path);

The latest version of this script can be found in these locations depending on your platform:

Linux / Unix:
/opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/macosx_adobe_air_15_0_0_293.nasl
Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\macosx_adobe_air_15_0_0_293.nasl
Mac OS X:
/Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/macosx_adobe_air_15_0_0_293.nasl

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How to Run

Here is how to run the Adobe AIR for Mac <= 15.0.0.249 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-21) as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):

Click to start a New Scan.
Select Advanced Scan.
Navigate to the Plugins tab.
On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
On the left side table select MacOS X Local Security Checks plugin family.
On the right side table select Adobe AIR for Mac <= 15.0.0.249 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-21) plugin ID 78442.
Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
Run the scan.

Here are a few examples of how to run the plugin in the command line. Note that the examples below demonstrate the usage on the Linux / Unix platform.

Basic usage:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl macosx_adobe_air_15_0_0_293.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a macosx_adobe_air_15_0_0_293.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with trace script execution written to the console (useful for debugging):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - macosx_adobe_air_15_0_0_293.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with using a state file for the target and updating it (useful for running multiple plugins on the target):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -K /tmp/state macosx_adobe_air_15_0_0_293.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

BID | SecurityFocus Bugtraq ID:

70437, 70441, 70442, 71289

See also:

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Version

This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file macosx_adobe_air_15_0_0_293.nasl version 1.14. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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Adobe AIR for Mac <= 15.0.0.249 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB14-21) - Nessus

Plugin Overview

Vulnerability Information

Synopsis

Description

Solution

Public Exploits

Risk Information

Plugin Source

How to Run

References

Version

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