Qualys Vulnerability R&D Lab has released new vulnerability checks in the Enterprise TruRisk Platform to protect organizations against 27 vulnerabilities that were fixed in 4 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 4 security bulletins to fix newly discovered flaws in their software. Qualys has released the following checks for these new vulnerabilities:
Adobe ColdFusion is prone to Privilege Escalation vulnerability.
Affected Versions:
ColdFusion2018 Update 6 and earlier versions for all platform.
QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
This QID checks to see if Adobe ColdFusion and a .JAR file required to mitigate this update are installed.
Refer to APSB19-58 to obtain additional information on the vulnerabilities.
Patches:
The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
APSB19-58
Adobe Reader and Acrobat are applications for handling PDF files. Adobe Reader and Acrobat are prone to multiple vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of an affected system.
Affected Versions:
Acrobat DC Continuous 2019.021.20056 and earlier versions
Acrobat Reader DC Continuous 2019.021.20056 and earlier versions
Acrobat 2017 Classic 2017 2017.011.30152 and earlier versions
Acrobat 2017 Classic 2017 2017.011.30155 and earlier version
Acrobat Reader 2017 Classic 2017 2017.011.30152 and earlier versions
Acrobat 2015 Classic 2015 2015.006.30505 and earlier versions
Acrobat Reader 2015 Classic 2015 2015.006.30505 and earlier versions
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.
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to compromise Confidentiality, Integrity and/or Availability.
Adobe has released fix to address this issue. Customers are advised to refer to APSB19-55 for updates pertaining to this vulnerability.
Patches:
The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
APSB19-55
Adobe Photoshop is an application that allows users to view and edit various graphic formats. This update fixes security bug(s) in Adobe Photoshop.
Affected Versions:
Adobe Photoshop CC versions 20.0.7 and earlier 20.x versions
Adobe Photoshop CC versions 21.0.1 and earlier 21.x versions
QID Detection Logic:
Windows(Authenticated): This QID checks for vulnerable version of 'Photoshop.exe' file.
MacOS(Authenticated): This QID checks for vulnerable version of Photoshop on system
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to compromise Confidentiality, Integrity and/or Availability.
Adobe has released fix to address this issue. Customers are advised to refer to APSB19-56 for updates pertaining to this vulnerability.
Patches:
The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
APSB19-56
Adobe has released a security update for Brackets for Windows, mac OS and Linux which resolves a command execution vulnerability.
Affected Versions: Brackets 1.14 and earlier versions for Windows, mac OS.
QID Detection Logic:(Authenticated)
It checks the vulnerable version of Brackets by checking its file version.
Patches:
The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
ASBP19-57
These new vulnerability checks are included in Qualys vulnerability signature 2.4.765-4. 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.
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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