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Cyber Risk Series | Cloud Security Edition | February 28 | Register Now

Adobe security alert.

March 8, 2016

Advisory overview

Qualys Vulnerability R&D Lab has released new vulnerability checks in the Enterprise TruRisk Platform to protect organizations against 4 vulnerabilities that were fixed in 2 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.

Vulnerability details

Adobe has released 2 security bulletins to fix newly discovered flaws in their software. Qualys has released the following checks for these new vulnerabilities:

  • Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-09)

    Severity
    Critical 4
    Qualys ID
    124767
    Vendor Reference
    APSB16-09
    CVE Reference
    CVE-2016-1007, CVE-2016-1008, CVE-2016-1009
    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(115.010.20059) and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh
    Acrobat Reader DC Continuous (15.010.20059) and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh
    Adobe Reader XI (11.0.14) and earlier 11.x versions for Windows and Macintosh
    Acrobat DC Classic(15.006.30119) and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh
    Acrobat Reader DC Classic (15.006.30119) and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh
    Adobe Acrobat XI (11.0.14) 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 APSB16-09 for more information.

    Patches:
    The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
    APSB16-09 Adobe Acrobat
    APSB16-09 Adobe Reader

  • Adobe Digital Editions Memory Corruption Vulnerability (APSB16-06)

    Severity
    Serious 3
    Qualys ID
    124768
    Vendor Reference
    APSB16-06
    CVE Reference
    CVE-2016-0954
    CVSS Scores
    Base 10 / Temporal 7.8
    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 has been reported vulnerable to a memory corruption vulnerability that could be potentially used by an attacker to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.

    Affected Version:
    Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.0 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh

    Consequence
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.
    Solution
    Adobe has release 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:
    APSB16-06

These new vulnerability checks are included in Qualys vulnerability signature 2.3.251-3. 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.

Selective Scan Instructions Using Qualys

To perform a selective vulnerability scan, configure a scan profile to use the following options:

  1. Ensure access to TCP ports 135 and 139 are available.
  2. Enable Windows Authentication (specify Authentication Records).
  3. Enable the following Qualys IDs:
    • 124767
    • 124768
  4. If you would like the scan to return the Windows Hostname, also include QID 82044 and ensure access to UDP port 137 is available.
  5. If you would like to be notified if Qualys is unable to log on to a host (if Authentication fails), also include QID 105015.

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.

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About Qualys

The Enterprise TruRisk Platform and its integrated suite of security and compliance applications provides organizations of all sizes with a global view of their security and compliance solutions, while drastically reducing their total cost of ownership. Qualys solutions include: continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, policy compliance, PCI compliance, security assessment questionnaire, web application scanning, web application firewall, malware detection and SECURE Seal for security testing of web sites.