Qualys Vulnerability R&D Lab has released new vulnerability checks in the Enterprise TruRisk Platform to protect organizations against 28 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.
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Adobe has released 1 security bulletins to fix newly discovered flaws in their software. Qualys has released the following checks for these new vulnerabilities:
Adobe has released security updates to address Multiple Vulnerabilities.
Affected Versions:
Acrobat DC Continuous 2021.005.20060 and earlier versions(Windows )
Acrobat Reader DC Continuous 2021.005.20060 and earlier versions (Windows)
Acrobat DC Continuous 2021.005.20058 and earlier versions(MacOS)
Acrobat Reader DC Continuous 2021.005.20058 and earlier versions (MacOS )
Acrobat 2020 Classic 2020, 2020.004.30006 and earlier versions (Windows and macOS)
Acrobat Reader 2020 Classic 2020, 2020.004.30006 and earlier versions (Windows and macOS)
Acrobat 2017 Classic 2017, 2017.011.30199 and earlier version (Windows and macOS)
Acrobat Reader 2017 Classic 2017, 2017.011.30199 and earlier version (Windows and macOS)
QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
Operating System: Windows
This QID looks for the vulnerable version of Acrobat.dll, AcroRd32.dll and nppdf32.dll files.
QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
Operating System: MacOS
This QID looks for the vulnerable version of Adobe Reader and Acrobat from the installed application list.
Patches:
The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
APSB21-55
These new vulnerability checks are included in Qualys vulnerability signature 2.5.279-3. 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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