Adobe Security Bulletin: April 13

April 13, 2010 - Qualys^® Vulnerability R&D Lab has released new vulnerability checks in QualysGuard^® to protect organizations against 15 vulnerabilities present in Adobe Reader and Acrobat that were announced today in the APSB10-09 bulletin. Customers can immediately audit their networks for these and other new vulnerabilities by accessing their QualysGuard subscription.

Adobe has released one security bulletin to fix newly discovered flaws in Adobe Reader and Acrobat.

Qualys has released the following checks for these new vulnerabilities:

Adobe Acrobat and Reader Security Vulnerabilities
SEVERITY: Critical  4
QUALYS ID: 117797
VENDOR REFERENCE: APSB10-09
CVE REFERENCE: CVE-2010-0190 | CVE-2010-0191 | CVE-2010-0192 | CVE-2010-0193 | CVE-2010-0194 | CVE-2010-0195 | CVE-2010-0196 | CVE-2010-0197 | CVE-2010-0198 | CVE-2010-0199 | CVE-2010-0201 | CVE-2010-0202 | CVE-2010-0203 | CVE-2010-0204 | CVE-2010-01241
CVSS SCORES: Base 7.5/ Temporal 5.5
THREAT: Adobe Reader and Acrobat are applications for handling PDF files. Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Adobe Reader and Acrobat. These vulnerabilities could cause the application to crash and could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. Adobe has released updates to resolve the following vulnerabilities: - Denial of Servlce vulnerabilities (CVE-2010-0192, CVE-2010-0193 and CVE-2010-0196) - Memory Corruption issues that could lead to code execution (CVE-2010-0194, CVE-2010-0197, CVE-2010-0201 and CVE-2010-0204) - Font Handling vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2010-0195) - Buffer Overflow vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2010-0198, CVE-2010-0199, CVE-2010-0202 and CVE-2010-0203) - Heap Based Overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2010-1241) Affected Versions: Reader 9.3.1 for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX Acrobat 9.3.1 for Windows and Macintosh Reader 8.2.1 for Windows and Macintosh Acrobat 8.2.1 for Windows and Macintosh
IMPACT: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.
SOLUTION: The vendor has released patches to resolve these issues. Adobe recommends users of Adobe Reader 9.3.1 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX update to Adobe Reader 9.3.2. For Adobe Reader users on Windows and Macintosh who cannot update to Adobe Reader 9.3.2, Adobe has provided the Adobe Reader 8.2.2 update. The patches are available for download at the Adobe Download/Update site. Refer to vendor advisory APSB10-09 to obtain additional details.

This new vulnerability check is included in Qualys vulnerability signatures v1.26.39-3. Each QualysGuard account is automatically updated with the latest vulnerability signatures as they become available. To view the vulnerability signature version in your account, from the QualysGuard HOME menu, select the Account Info tab.

SELECTIVE SCAN INSTRUCTIONS USING QUALYSGUARD:

To perform a selective vulnerability scan, configure a scan profile to use the following options:

1. Ensure access to TCP ports 135 and 139 are available.
2. Enable Windows Authentication (specify Authentication Records).
3. Enable the following Qualys IDs:
   • 90588
   • 110103
   • 110104
   • 110105
   • 110106
   • 100083
4. If you would like the scan to return the Windows Hostname, also include QID 82044 and ensure access to UDP port 137 is available.
5. If you would like to be notified if QualysGuard is unable to logon to a host (if Authentication fails), also include QID 105015.

In addition, prior to running a scan for these new vulnerabilities, you can estimate your exposure to these new threats by running the Risk Matrix Report, available from the QualysGuard HOME page.

For more information, customers may contact Qualys Technical Support directly at support@qualys.com or by telephone toll free at:
US: 1 866.801.6161 | EMEA: 33 1 44.17.00.41 | UK: +44 1753 872102

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