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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.3080
APSB18-38 Security Updates Available for Adobe Technical
Communications Suite
11 October 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Adobe Technical Communications Suite
Publisher: Adobe
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Increased Privileges -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-15976
Original Bulletin:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/techcommsuite/apsb18-38.html
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Security Updates Available for Adobe Technical Communications Suite |
APSB18-38
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|Bulletin ID |Date Published |Priority |
+-----------------------+----------------------------------+-----------------+
|APSB18-38 |October 09, 2018 |3 |
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Summary
Adobe has released a security update for the Adobe Technical Communications
Suite. This update resolves an insecure library loading vulnerability in the
installer that could lead to privilege escalation.
Affected Versions
+------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------+
| Product | Version | Platform |
+------------------------------+------------------------------+--------------+
|Adobe Technical Communications|1.0.5.1 and below |Windows |
|Suite | | |
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Solution
Adobe categorizes these updates with the following priority ratings and
recommends users update their installation to the newest version:
+--------------------------+---------+--------+--------+---------------------+
|Product |Version |Platform|Priority|Availability |
+--------------------------+---------+--------+--------+---------------------+
|Adobe Technical |2019 |Windows |3 |Download Page |
|Communications Suite |Release | | | |
+--------------------------+---------+--------+--------+---------------------+
Vulnerability details
+---------------------------------+-----------------+---------+--------------+
|Vulnerability Category |Vulnerability |Severity |CVE Numbers |
| |Impact | | |
+---------------------------------+-----------------+---------+--------------+
|Insecure Library Loading (DLL |Privilege |Important|CVE-2018-15976|
|hijacking) |Escalation | | |
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Acknowledgments
Adobe would like to thank Kushal Arvind Shah of Fortinet's Fortiguard Labs for
reporting these issues and for working with Adobe to help protect our
customers.
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