Adobe security alert.

Advisory overview

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 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.

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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 Flash Player and AIR Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (APSB13-01)

  Severity

  Critical 4

  Qualys ID

  120776

  Vendor Reference

  APSB13-01

  CVE Reference

  CVE-2013-0630

  CVSS Scores

  Base 10 / Temporal 7.4

  Description

  Adobe Flash Player is a multimedia application for multiple platforms.

  Adobe has released an update to resolve a buffer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2013-0630).

  Affected Versions:
  Adobe Flash Player 11.5.502.135 and earlier versions for Windows
  Adobe Flash Player 11.5.502.136 and earlier versions for Macintosh
  Adobe AIR 3.5.0.880 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh

  Consequence

  The vulnerability could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.

  Solution

  The vendor has released updates to fix the vulnerabilities. Refer to Adobe advisory APSB13-01 for further details.

  Patches:
  The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
  APSB13-01 Adobe AIR
  APSB13-01 Adobe Flash Player

• Adobe Reader and Acrobat Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB13-02)

  Severity

  Critical 4

  Qualys ID

  120777

  Vendor Reference

  APSB13-02

  CVE Reference

  CVE-2013-0601, CVE-2013-0602, CVE-2013-0603, CVE-2013-0604, CVE-2013-0605, CVE-2013-0606, CVE-2013-0607, CVE-2013-0608, CVE-2013-0609, CVE-2013-0610, CVE-2013-0611, CVE-2013-0612, CVE-2013-0613, CVE-2013-0614, CVE-2013-0615, CVE-2013-0616, CVE-2013-0617, CVE-2013-0618, CVE-2013-0619, CVE-2013-0620, CVE-2013-0621, CVE-2013-0622, CVE-2013-0623, CVE-2013-0624, CVE-2013-0626, CVE-2013-0627, CVE-2013-1376

  CVSS Scores

  Base 10 / Temporal 8.3

  Description

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

  Affected Software:
  Adobe Reader XI (11.0.0) for Windows and Macintosh
  Adobe Reader X (10.1.4) and earlier 10.x versions for Windows and Macintosh
  Adobe Reader 9.5.2 and earlier 9.x versions for Windows and Macintosh
  Adobe Acrobat XI (11.0.0) for Windows and Macintosh
  Adobe Acrobat X (10.1.4) and earlier 10.x versions for Windows and Macintosh
  Adobe Acrobat 9.5.2 and earlier 9.x versions for Windows and Macintosh

  Consequence

  If this vulnerability is successfully exploited, an attacker can execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user viewing a Web page or opening a PDF file.

  Solution

  Users on Windows and Macintosh 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 Adobe Security Bulletin ABSB13-02 for more information.

  Patches:
  The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
  APSB13-02 Adobe Acrobat - Macintosh
  APSB13-02 Adobe Acrobat - Windows
  APSB13-02 Adobe Reader - Macintosh
  APSB13-02 Adobe Reader - Windows

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