Qualys Vulnerability R&D Lab has released new vulnerability checks in the Enterprise TruRisk Platform to protect organizations against 109 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.
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Adobe has released 3 security bulletins to fix newly discovered flaws in their software. Qualys has released the following checks for these new vulnerabilities:
Adobe Connect (formerly Presedia Publishing System, Macromedia Breeze, and Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro) is software used to create information and general presentations, online training materials, web conferencing, learning modules and user desktop sharing.
This update fixes security bug(s) in Adobe Connect.
Affected Versions:
Adobe Connect versions 9.7.5 and earlier
QID Detection Logic (Unauthenticated):
This QID reads the version.txt file in an unauthenticated request to see if it's vulnerable.
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to compromise Confidentiality, Integrity and/or Availability.
Patches:
The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
APSB18-22
Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Acrobat and Reader for Windows and MacOS. These updates address critical vulnerabilities whose successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
Affected Versions:
Acrobat DC for Windows and macOS versions prior to 2018.011.20055
Acrobat Reader DC for Windows and macOS versions prior to 2018.011.20055
Acrobat 2017 for Windows and macOS versions prior to 2017.011.30096
Acrobat Reader DC 2017 for Windows and macOS versions prior to 2017.011.30096
Acrobat Reader DC (Classic 2015) for Windows and macOS versions prior to 2015.006.30434
Acrobat DC (Classic 2015) for Windows and macOS versions prior to 2015.006.30434
QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
This QID looks for the vulnerable versions of Acrobat.dll, AcroRd32.dll and nppdf32.dll files.
Patches:
The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
APSB18-21
A critical vulnerability (CVE-2018-5007,CVE-2018-5008) exists in Adobe Flash Player 30.0.0.113 and earlier versions. Successful exploitation could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.
Affected Versions:
Adobe Flash Player 30.0.0.113 and earlier versions
QID Detection Logic:
This checks for vulnerable version of Flash player.
Patches:
The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
APSB18-24 MAC OS X
APSB18-24 Windows
These new vulnerability checks are included in Qualys vulnerability signature 2.4.370-3. 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
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