Adobe security alert.

Advisory overview

Qualys Vulnerability R&D Lab has released new vulnerability checks in the Enterprise TruRisk Platform to protect organizations against 43 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 ColdFusion Information Disclosure Vulnerability (APSA13-03, APSB13-13)

  Severity

  Critical 4

  Qualys ID

  12681

  Vendor Reference

  APSA13-03, APSB13-13

  CVE Reference

  CVE-2013-1389, CVE-2013-3336

  CVSS Scores

  Base 10 / Temporal 7.8

  Description

  Adobe ColdFusion is an application for developing Web sites.

  Coldfusion is prone to a vulnerability (CVE-2013-1389) that could allow remote arbitrary code execution on a system running ColdFusion, and a vulnerability (CVE-2013-3336) that could permit an unauthorized user to remotely retrieve files stored on the server.

  Adobe is aware of reports that CVE-2013-3336 (mentioned in Security Advisory APSA13-03) is being exploited in the wild against ColdFusion customers.

  Affected Versions:
  Adobe ColdFusion 9.0, 9.0.1, 9.0.2, and 10

  Consequence

  Exploitation allows an unauthorized user to remotely retrieve files stored on the server.

  Solution

  The vendor has released a hotfix to patch this vulnerability. Please refer to APSB13-13 and APSA13-03 for detailed information.

  Workaround:
  Restrict public access to the CFIDE/administrator, CFIDE/adminapi and CFIDE/gettingstarted directories.

  Patches:
  The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
  APSB13-13, APSA13-03 Adobe Coldfusion

• Adobe Flash Player and AIR Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB13-14)

  Severity

  Critical 4

  Qualys ID

  121174

  Vendor Reference

  APSB13-14

  CVE Reference

  CVE-2013-2728, CVE-2013-3324, CVE-2013-3325, CVE-2013-3326, CVE-2013-3327, CVE-2013-3328, CVE-2013-3329, CVE-2013-3330, CVE-2013-3331, CVE-2013-3332, CVE-2013-3333, CVE-2013-3334, CVE-2013-3335

  CVSS Scores

  Base 10 / Temporal 7.8

  Description

  Adobe Flash Player is a multimedia application for multiple platforms.

  Adobe Flash Player is exposed to memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution.

  Affected Versions:
  Adobe Flash Player 11.7.700.169 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh
  Adobe AIR 3.7.0.1530 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh

  Consequence

  Successfully exploiting these vulnerabilities might allow a remote attacker to take control of the affected system.

  Solution

  The vendor has released updates to fix the vulnerabilities. Refer to Adobe advisory APSB13-14 for further details.

  Patches:
  The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
  APSB13-14 Adobe AIR
  APSB13-14 Adobe Flash Player

• Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB13-15)

  Severity

  Critical 4

  Qualys ID

  121176

  Vendor Reference

  APSB13-15

  CVE Reference

  CVE-2013-2549, CVE-2013-2550, CVE-2013-2718, CVE-2013-2719, CVE-2013-2720, CVE-2013-2721, CVE-2013-2722, CVE-2013-2723, CVE-2013-2724, CVE-2013-2725, CVE-2013-2726, CVE-2013-2727, CVE-2013-2729, CVE-2013-2730, CVE-2013-2731, CVE-2013-2732, CVE-2013-2733, CVE-2013-2734, CVE-2013-2735, CVE-2013-2736, CVE-2013-2737, CVE-2013-3337, CVE-2013-3338, CVE-2013-3339, CVE-2013-3340, CVE-2013-3341, CVE-2013-3342, CVE-2013-3346

  CVSS Scores

  Base 10 / Temporal 8.3

  Description

  Adobe Reader and Acrobat are applications for handling PDF files.
  Adobe Reader and Acrobat are prone to a variety of memory corruption vulnerabilities.

  Affected Software:
  Adobe Reader X 11.0.02 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh
  Adobe Reader 10.1.6 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh
  Adobe Reader 9.5.4 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh
  Adobe Acrobat XI 11.0.02 and earlier for Windows and Macintosh
  Adobe Acrobat X 10.1.6 and earlier for Windows and Macintosh
  Adobe Acrobat 9.5.4 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh
  

  Consequence

  The vulnerabilities could cause a crash or could lead to code execution.

  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. Update checks can be manually activated by choosing Help > Check for Updates.

  Refer to APSB13-15 for more information.

  Patches:
  The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
  APSB13-15 Adobe Acrobat - Macintosh
  APSB13-15 Adobe Acrobat - Windows
  APSB13-15 Adobe Reader - Macintosh
  APSB13-15 Adobe Reader - Windows

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