Adobe security alert.

February 12, 2019

Advisory overview

Qualys Vulnerability R&D Lab has released new vulnerability checks in the Enterprise TruRisk Platform to protect organizations against 75 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.

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 4 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 Security Vulnerabilities (APSB19-07)

    Severity
    Critical 4
    Qualys ID
    371638
    Vendor Reference
    APSB19-07
    CVE Reference
    CVE-2018-19725, CVE-2019-7018, CVE-2019-7019, CVE-2019-7020, CVE-2019-7021, CVE-2019-7022, CVE-2019-7023, CVE-2019-7024, CVE-2019-7025, CVE-2019-7026, CVE-2019-7027, CVE-2019-7028, CVE-2019-7029, CVE-2019-7030, CVE-2019-7031, CVE-2019-7032, CVE-2019-7033, CVE-2019-7034, CVE-2019-7035, CVE-2019-7036, CVE-2019-7037, CVE-2019-7038, CVE-2019-7039, CVE-2019-7040, CVE-2019-7041, CVE-2019-7042, CVE-2019-7043, CVE-2019-7044, CVE-2019-7045, CVE-2019-7046, CVE-2019-7047, CVE-2019-7048, CVE-2019-7049, CVE-2019-7050, CVE-2019-7051, CVE-2019-7052, CVE-2019-7053, CVE-2019-7054, CVE-2019-7055, CVE-2019-7056, CVE-2019-7057, CVE-2019-7058, CVE-2019-7059, CVE-2019-7060, CVE-2019-7062, CVE-2019-7063, CVE-2019-7064, CVE-2019-7065, CVE-2019-7066, CVE-2019-7067, CVE-2019-7068, CVE-2019-7069, CVE-2019-7070, CVE-2019-7071, CVE-2019-7072, CVE-2019-7073, CVE-2019-7074, CVE-2019-7075, CVE-2019-7076, CVE-2019-7077, CVE-2019-7078, CVE-2019-7079, CVE-2019-7080, CVE-2019-7081, CVE-2019-7082, CVE-2019-7083, CVE-2019-7084, CVE-2019-7085, CVE-2019-7086, CVE-2019-7087, CVE-2019-7089
    CVSS Scores
    Base 10 / Temporal 8.3
    Description
    Adobe Acrobat is a family of application software and Web services developed by Adobe Inc. to view, create, manipulate, print, and manage files in Portable Document Format. The family comprises Acrobat Reader, Acrobat, and Acrobat.com

    Affected Versions:
    Acrobat DC Continuous upto 2019.010.20069 (Windows and MacOS)
    Acrobat Reader DC Continuous upto 2019.010.20069 (Windows and MacOS)
    Acrobat 2017 Classic 2017 upto 2017.011.30113 (Windows and MacOS)
    Acrobat Reader 2017 Classic 2017 upto 2017.011.30113 (Windows and MacOS)
    Acrobat DC Classic 2015 upto 2015.006.30464 (Windows and MacOS)
    Acrobat Reader DC Classic 2015 upto 2015.006.30464 (Windows and MacOS)

    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.

    Consequence
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to arbitrary code execution and information disclosure.
    Solution
    The vendor has released patches. For more information please visit APSB19-07

    Patches:
    The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
    apsb19-07

  • Adobe ColdFusion Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB19-10)

    Severity
    Critical 4
    Qualys ID
    371645
    Vendor Reference
    APSB19-10
    CVE Reference
    CVE-2019-7091, CVE-2019-7092
    CVSS Scores
    Base 10 / Temporal 7.4
    Description
    Adobe ColdFusion is an application for developing Web sites. This security update fixes security bugs in Adobe ColdFusion.

    Affected Versions:
    Adobe ColdFusion (2016 Release) prior to Update 8
    Adobe ColdFusion 11 prior to Update 15
    Adobe ColdFusion (2018 Release) prior to Update 2
    QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
    This QID checks to see if Adobe ColdFusion and a .JAR file required to mitigate this update are installed.
    QID Detection Logic:(Unauthenticated)
    This QID checks the vulnerable version of Adobe ColdFusion in response to a specific GET request.

    Consequence
    An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to compromise Confidentiality, Integrity, and/or Availability.
    Solution
    Adobe has released fix to address this issue. Customers are advised to refer to APSB19-10 for updates pertaining to this vulnerability.

    Patches:
    The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
    APSB19-10

  • Adobe Security Update for Flash Player (APSB19-06)

    Severity
    Serious 3
    Qualys ID
    371646
    Vendor Reference
    APSB19-06
    CVE Reference
    CVE-2019-7090
    CVSS Scores
    Base 4.3 / Temporal 3.2
    Description

    Adobe Flash Player is a Cross-platform plugin that plays animations, videos and sound files in .SWF format.
    These updates address one important vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure in the context of the current user.

    Affected Versions:
    Adobe Flash Player versions prior to 32.0.0.142.

    QID Detection Logic:
    This QID checks for a vulnerable version of the Adobe Flash Player.

    Consequence
    Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure in the context of the current user.
    Solution

    Adobe has released a fix to address this issue.
    Customers are advised to refer to APSB19-06 for updates pertaining to this vulnerability.

    Patches:
    The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
    APSB19-06

  • Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (APSB19-11)

    Severity
    Critical 4
    Qualys ID
    371647
    Vendor Reference
    APSB19-11
    CVE Reference
    CVE-2019-7093
    CVSS Scores
    Base 6.8 / Temporal 5
    Description
    Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application is your central location for managing the dozens of apps and services that are included in your Creative Cloud membership. You can also sync and share files, manage thousands of fonts, access libraries of stock photography and design assets.

    This update fixes security bugs in Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application.

    Affected Versions:
    Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application version 4.7.0.400 and earlier versions QID Detection Logic:(Authenticated)
    This QID checks Windows registry to see if Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop is installed. If found, it checks if the installed versions is vulnerable.

    Consequence
    An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to compromise Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability.
    Solution
    The vendor has released a patch Creative Cloud Desktop Application (installer) version 4.8.0.410
    For more information please visit APSB19-11

    Patches:
    The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
    APSB19-11

These new vulnerability checks are included in Qualys vulnerability signature 2.4.537-3. 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:
    • 371638
    • 371645
    • 371646
    • 371647
  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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