Qualys Vulnerability R&D Lab has released new vulnerability checks in the Qualys Cloud Platform to protect organizations against 88 vulnerabilities that were fixed in 1 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.
Adobe has released 1 security bulletins to fix newly discovered flaws in their software. Qualys has released the following checks for these new vulnerabilities:
Affected Versions:
Acrobat DC Continuous upto 2019.008.20081 (Windows)
Acrobat DC Continuous upto 2019.008.20080 (macOS)
Acrobat Reader DC Continuous upto 2019.008.20081 (Windows)
Acrobat Reader DC Continuous upto 2019.008.20080 (macOS)
Acrobat 2017 Classic 2017 upto 2017.011.30106 (Windows)
Acrobat 2017 Classic 2017 upto 2017.011.30105 (macOS)
Acrobat Reader 2017 Classic 2017 upto 2017.011.30106 (Windows)
Acrobat Reader 2017 Classic 2017 upto 2017.011.30105 (macOS)
Acrobat DC Classic 2015 upto 2015.006.30457 (Windows)
Acrobat DC Classic 2015 upto 2015.006.30456 (macOS)
Acrobat Reader DC Classic 2015 upto 2015.006.30457 (Windows)
Acrobat Reader DC Classic 2015 upto 2015.006.30456 (macOS)
QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
This QID looks for the vulnerable version of Acrobat.dll, AcroRd32.dll and nppdf32.dll files.
Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution,privilege escalation and information disclosure.
Adobe has released fix to address this issue. Customers are advised to refer to APSB18-41 for updates pertaining to this vulnerability.
Patches:
The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
APSB18-41
These new vulnerability checks are included in Qualys vulnerability signature 2.4.483-3. 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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