Adobe security alert.
May 14, 2013
Advisory overview
Qualys Vulnerability R&D Lab has released new vulnerability checks in the Enterprise TruRisk Platform to protect organizations against 43 vulnerabilities that were fixed in 3 bulletins announced today by Adobe. Customers can immediately audit their networks for these and other new vulnerabilities by accessing their Qualys subscription. Visit Qualys Security Blog to prioritize remediation.
Non-Qualys customers can audit their network for these and other vulnerabilities by signing up for a Qualys Free Trial, or by trying Qualys Community Edition.
Vulnerability details
Adobe has released 3 security bulletins to fix newly discovered flaws in their software. Qualys has released the following checks for these new vulnerabilities:
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Adobe ColdFusion Information Disclosure Vulnerability (APSA13-03, APSB13-13)
- Severity
- Critical 4
- Qualys ID
- 12681
- Vendor Reference
- APSA13-03, APSB13-13
- CVE Reference
- CVE-2013-1389, CVE-2013-3336
- CVSS Scores
- Base 10 / Temporal 7.8
- Description
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Adobe ColdFusion is an application for developing Web sites.
Coldfusion is prone to a vulnerability (CVE-2013-1389) that could allow remote arbitrary code execution on a system running ColdFusion, and a vulnerability (CVE-2013-3336) that could permit an unauthorized user to remotely retrieve files stored on the server.
Adobe is aware of reports that CVE-2013-3336 (mentioned in Security Advisory APSA13-03) is being exploited in the wild against ColdFusion customers.
Affected Versions:
Adobe ColdFusion 9.0, 9.0.1, 9.0.2, and 10 - Consequence
- Exploitation allows an unauthorized user to remotely retrieve files stored on the server.
- Solution
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The vendor has released a hotfix to patch this vulnerability. Please refer to APSB13-13 and APSA13-03 for detailed information.
Workaround:
Restrict public access to the CFIDE/administrator, CFIDE/adminapi and CFIDE/gettingstarted directories.Patches:
The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
APSB13-13, APSA13-03 Adobe Coldfusion
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Adobe Flash Player and AIR Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB13-14)
- Severity
- Critical 4
- Qualys ID
- 121174
- Vendor Reference
- APSB13-14
- CVE Reference
- CVE-2013-2728, CVE-2013-3324, CVE-2013-3325, CVE-2013-3326, CVE-2013-3327, CVE-2013-3328, CVE-2013-3329, CVE-2013-3330, CVE-2013-3331, CVE-2013-3332, CVE-2013-3333, CVE-2013-3334, CVE-2013-3335
- CVSS Scores
- Base 10 / Temporal 7.8
- Description
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Adobe Flash Player is a multimedia application for multiple platforms.
Adobe Flash Player is exposed to memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution.
Affected Versions:
Adobe Flash Player 11.7.700.169 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh
Adobe AIR 3.7.0.1530 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh - Consequence
- Successfully exploiting these vulnerabilities might allow a remote attacker to take control of the affected system.
- Solution
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The vendor has released updates to fix the vulnerabilities. Refer to Adobe advisory APSB13-14 for further details.
Patches:
The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
APSB13-14 Adobe AIR
APSB13-14 Adobe Flash Player
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Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB13-15)
- Severity
- Critical 4
- Qualys ID
- 121176
- Vendor Reference
- APSB13-15
- CVE Reference
- CVE-2013-2549, CVE-2013-2550, CVE-2013-2718, CVE-2013-2719, CVE-2013-2720, CVE-2013-2721, CVE-2013-2722, CVE-2013-2723, CVE-2013-2724, CVE-2013-2725, CVE-2013-2726, CVE-2013-2727, CVE-2013-2729, CVE-2013-2730, CVE-2013-2731, CVE-2013-2732, CVE-2013-2733, CVE-2013-2734, CVE-2013-2735, CVE-2013-2736, CVE-2013-2737, CVE-2013-3337, CVE-2013-3338, CVE-2013-3339, CVE-2013-3340, CVE-2013-3341, CVE-2013-3342, CVE-2013-3346
- CVSS Scores
- Base 10 / Temporal 8.3
- Description
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Adobe Reader and Acrobat are applications for handling PDF files.
Adobe Reader and Acrobat are prone to a variety of memory corruption vulnerabilities.Affected Software:
Adobe Reader X 11.0.02 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh
Adobe Reader 10.1.6 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh
Adobe Reader 9.5.4 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh
Adobe Acrobat XI 11.0.02 and earlier for Windows and Macintosh
Adobe Acrobat X 10.1.6 and earlier for Windows and Macintosh
Adobe Acrobat 9.5.4 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh
- Consequence
- The vulnerabilities could cause a crash or could lead to code execution.
- Solution
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Users on Windows and Macintosh systems can utilize the Adobe product's update mechanism. The default configuration is set to run automatic update checks on a regular schedule. Update checks can be manually activated by choosing Help > Check for Updates.
Refer to APSB13-15 for more information.
Patches:
The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
APSB13-15 Adobe Acrobat - Macintosh
APSB13-15 Adobe Acrobat - Windows
APSB13-15 Adobe Reader - Macintosh
APSB13-15 Adobe Reader - Windows
These new vulnerability checks are included in Qualys vulnerability signature 2.2.436-4. Each Qualys account is automatically updated with the latest vulnerability signatures as they become available. To view the vulnerability signature version in your account, from the Qualys Help menu, select the About tab.
Selective Scan Instructions Using Qualys
To perform a selective vulnerability scan, configure a scan profile to use the following options:
- Ensure access to TCP ports 135 and 139 are available.
- Enable Windows Authentication (specify Authentication Records).
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Enable the following Qualys IDs:
- 12681
- 121174
- 121176
- If you would like the scan to return the Windows Hostname, also include QID 82044 and ensure access to UDP port 137 is available.
- If you would like to be notified if Qualys is unable to log on 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 Analysis Report, available from the Qualys Vulnerability Management Reports tab.
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