Qualys Vulnerability R&D Lab has released new vulnerability checks in the Qualys Cloud Platform to protect organizations against 85 vulnerabilities that were fixed in 5 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.
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Adobe has released 5 security bulletins to fix newly discovered flaws in their software. Qualys has released the following checks for these new vulnerabilities:
This update resolves below issues.
- A critical Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability
- Three input validation vulnerabilities
- This update includes a feature that enables Connect administrators to protect users from UI redressing (or clickjacking) attacks.
Affected Versions:
Adobe Connect 9.6.2 and earlier
QID Detection Logic (Unauthenticated):
This detection checks the version.txt file remotely for version information.
Patches:
The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
APSB17-35
Affected Software:
Acrobat DC Continuous 2017.012.20098 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh
Acrobat Reader DC Continuous 2017.009.20044 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh
Adobe Reader XI 11.0.22 and earlier 11.x versions for Windows and Macintosh
Acrobat DC Classic 2015.006.30355 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh
Acrobat Reader DC Classic 2015.006.30355 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh
Adobe Acrobat XI 11.0.22 and earlier 11.x versions for Windows and Macintosh
Adobe Acrobat 2017 2017.011.30066 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh
QID Detection Logic (authenticated):
This QID looks for the vulnerable version of Acrobat.dll, AcroRd32.dll and nppdf32.dll files.
Refer to APSB17-36 for more information.
Patches:
The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
APSB17-36
This update resolves a Remote Code Execution vulnerability due to memory corruption.
Affected Versions:
Adobe Shockwave Player 12.2.9.199 and earlier versions on the Windows operating system.
QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
This QID checks Windows registry for vulnerable versions of Adobe Shockwave Player.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.
Refer to the vendor advisory APSB17-40 to obtain additional details about these vulnerabilities.
Patches:
The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
APSB17-40
These vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. (CVE-2017-3112, CVE-2017-3114, CVE-2017-11213,CVE-2017-11215, CVE-2017-11225)
Affected Versions:
Adobe Flash Player 27.0.0.183 and earlier
QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
This checks for vulnerable version of Adobe Flash Player.
Patches:
The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
APSB17-33 MAC OS X
APSB17-33 Windows
Adobe Digital Editions is an ebook reader software program from Adobe Systems built using Adobe Flash with support for acquiring, managing and reading eBooks, digital newspapers, and other digital publications. The software supports PDF, XHTML, and Flash-based content.
Adobe Digital Editions is prone to multiple out-of-bound reads, memory corruption and information disclosure vulnerabilities.
Affected Versions:
Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.6 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh
QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
This QID checks Windows registry for vulnerable versions of Adobe Digital Editions.
Depending on the vulnerability exploited, an attacker can execute arbitrary code on the system,retrieve sensitive information or disclose memory addresses.
Adobe has released a patch to fix this vulnerability. User are advised to upgrade to the latest version of software available. The latest version can be downloaded from here
Patches:
The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
APSB17-39
These new vulnerability checks are included in Qualys vulnerability signature 2.4.195-3. 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.
To perform a selective vulnerability scan, configure a scan profile to use the following options:
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.
Platforms and Platform Identification
For more information, customers may contact Qualys Technical Support.
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