Adobe security alert.

Advisory overview

Qualys Vulnerability R&D Lab has released new vulnerability checks in the Enterprise TruRisk Platform to protect organizations against 78 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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Vulnerability details

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 Digital Editions Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-27)

  Severity

  Critical 4

  Qualys ID

  370501

  Vendor Reference

  APSB17-27

  CVE Reference

  CVE-2017-3091, CVE-2017-11272, CVE-2017-11274, CVE-2017-11275, CVE-2017-11276, CVE-2017-11277, CVE-2017-11278, CVE-2017-11279, CVE-2017-11280

  CVSS Scores

  Base 10 / Temporal 7.4

  Description

  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 vulnerabilities that include Remote Code Execution, Memory Corruption and Information Disclosure via XML External Entity Parsing.

  Affected Version:
  Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.5 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh

  Consequence

  Depending on the vulnerability exploited, an attacker can execute arbitrary code on the system,retrieve sensitive information or disclose memory addresses.

  Solution

  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:
  APSB17-27

• Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (APSB17-23)

  Severity

  Urgent 5

  Qualys ID

  370500

  Vendor Reference

  apsb17-23

  CVE Reference

  CVE-2017-3085, CVE-2017-3106

  CVSS Scores

  Base 9.3 / Temporal 7.3

  Description

  Adobe Flash Player is a Cross-platform plugin plays animations, videos and sound files in .SWF format.

  These vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. (CVE-2017-3085,CVE-2017-3106)

  Affected Versions:
  Adobe Flash Player 26.0.0.137 and earlier.

  Consequence

  Successful exploitation allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a targeted system.

  Solution

  Customers are advised to refer to APSB17-23 for updates pertaining to this vulnerability.

  Patches:
  The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
  APSB17-23 MAC OS X
  APSB17-23 Windows

• Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB17-24)

  Severity

  Critical 4

  Qualys ID

  370499

  Vendor Reference

  APSB17-24

  CVE Reference

  CVE-2017-3016, CVE-2017-3038, CVE-2017-3113, CVE-2017-3115, CVE-2017-3116, CVE-2017-3117, CVE-2017-3118, CVE-2017-3119, CVE-2017-3120, CVE-2017-3121, CVE-2017-3122, CVE-2017-3123, CVE-2017-3124, CVE-2017-11209, CVE-2017-11210, CVE-2017-11211, CVE-2017-11212, CVE-2017-11214, CVE-2017-11216, CVE-2017-11217, CVE-2017-11218, CVE-2017-11219, CVE-2017-11220, CVE-2017-11221, CVE-2017-11222, CVE-2017-11223, CVE-2017-11224, CVE-2017-11226, CVE-2017-11227, CVE-2017-11228, CVE-2017-11229, CVE-2017-11230, CVE-2017-11231, CVE-2017-11232, CVE-2017-11233, CVE-2017-11234, CVE-2017-11235, CVE-2017-11236, CVE-2017-11237, CVE-2017-11238, CVE-2017-11239, CVE-2017-11241, CVE-2017-11242, CVE-2017-11243, CVE-2017-11244, CVE-2017-11245, CVE-2017-11246, CVE-2017-11248, CVE-2017-11249, CVE-2017-11251, CVE-2017-11252, CVE-2017-11254, CVE-2017-11255, CVE-2017-11256, CVE-2017-11257, CVE-2017-11258, CVE-2017-11259, CVE-2017-11260, CVE-2017-11261, CVE-2017-11262, CVE-2017-11263, CVE-2017-11265, CVE-2017-11267, CVE-2017-11268, CVE-2017-11269, CVE-2017-11270, CVE-2017-11271

  CVSS Scores

  Base 10 / Temporal 8.3

  Description

  Adobe Reader and Acrobat are applications for handling PDF files. They are prone to multiple vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of an affected system.

  Affected Software:
  Acrobat DC Continuous 2017.009.20058 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh
  Acrobat Reader DC Continuous 2017.009.20044 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh
  Adobe Reader XI 11.0.20 and earlier 11.x versions for Windows and Macintosh
  Acrobat DC Classic 2015.006.30306 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh
  Acrobat Reader DC Classic 2015.006.30306 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh
  Adobe Acrobat XI 11.0.20 and earlier 11.x versions for Windows and Macintosh

  Consequence

  Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.

  Solution

  Users on Windows and Macintosh systems can utilize the Adobe product's update mechanism. The default configuration is set to run automatic update checks on a regular schedule.

  Refer to APSB17-24 for more information.

  Patches:
  The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
  APSB17-24

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