Overview
On July 14, 2020 local time, Adobe released its July security updates to fix multiple vulnerabilities in its various products, including Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application, Adobe Media Encoder, Adobe Genuine Service, Adobe ColdFusion, and Adobe Download Manager.
For details about the security bulletins and advisories, visit the following link:
Vulnerability Description
Adobe ColdFusion
Adobe has released a security update for Adobe ColdFusion that addresses two vulnerabilities.
Adobe rates the update for the following vulnerabilities as Priority 2. (For the definition of priorities, see the Adobe Priority Rating System described in the “Solution” part.)
Vulnerability details are as follows:
| Vulnerability Category | Vulnerability Impact | Severity | CVE Number |
| DLL search-order hijacking | Privilege escalation | Important | CVE-2020-9672 CVE-2020-9673 |
For details about the vulnerability impact and remediation, refer to the security bulletin from the following link:
Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application
Adobe has released a security update for Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application that addresses four vulnerabilities.
Adobe rates the update for the following vulnerabilities as Priority 2. (For the definition of priorities, see the Adobe Priority Rating System described in the “Solution” part.)
Vulnerability details are as follows:
| Vulnerability Category | Vulnerability Impact | Severity | CVE ID |
| Lack of exploit mitigations | Privilege escalation | Important | CVE-2020-9669 |
| Insecure file permissions | Privilege escalation | Important | CVE-2020-9671 |
| Symlink vulnerability | Privilege escalation | Important | CVE-2020-9670 |
| Symlink vulnerability | Arbitrary file system write | Critical | CVE-2020-9682 |
For details about the vulnerability impact and remediation, refer to the security bulletin from the following link:
Adobe Media Encoder
Adobe has released a security update for Adobe Media Encoder that addresses three vulnerabilities.
Adobe rates the update for the following vulnerabilities as Priority 3. (For the definition of priorities, see the Adobe Priority Rating System described in the “Solution” part.)
Vulnerability details are as follows:
| Vulnerability Category | Vulnerability Impact | Severity | CVE ID |
| Out-of-bounds read | Information disclosure | Important | CVE-2020-9649 |
| Out-of-bounds write | Arbitrary code execution | Critical | CVE-2020-9650 CVE-2020-9646 |
For details about the vulnerability impact and remediation, refer to the security bulletin from the following link:
Adobe Genuine Service
Adobe has released a security update for Adobe Genuine Service that addresses three vulnerabilities.
Adobe rates the update for the following vulnerabilities as Priority 3. (For the definition of priorities, see the Adobe Priority Rating System described in the “Solution” part.)
Vulnerability details are as follows:
| Vulnerability Category | Vulnerability Impact | Severity | CVE ID |
| Insecure library loading | Privilege escalation | Important | CVE-2020-9667 CVE-2020-9681 |
| Mishandling of symlinks | Privilege escalation | Important | CVE-2020-9668 |
For details about the vulnerability impact and remediation, refer to the security bulletin from the following link:
Adobe Download Manager
Adobe has released a security update for Adobe Download Manager that addresses one vulnerability.
Adobe rates the update for the following vulnerability as Priority 3. (For the definition of priorities, see the Adobe Priority Rating System described in the “Solution” part.)
Vulnerability details are as follows:
| Vulnerability Category | Vulnerability Impact | Severity | CVE ID |
| Command injection | Arbitrary code execution | Critical | CVE-2020-9688 |
For details about the vulnerability impact and remediation, refer to the security bulletin from the following link:
Solution
Adobe has released the latest versions that address the preceding vulnerabilities. Users are advised to upgrade within the time limit recommended by the Adobe Priority Rating System.
For vulnerability details and remediation, please visit the preceding security bulletin links.
Adobe Priority Rating System
The Adobe Priority Rating System is a guideline to help customers in managed environments prioritize Adobe security updates. It bases priority rankings on historical attack patterns for the relevant product, the type of vulnerability, the platform(s) affected, and any potential mitigations that are in place.
| Rating | Definition |
| Priority 1 | This update resolves vulnerabilities being targeted, or which have a higher risk of being targeted, by exploit(s) in the wild for a given product version and platform. Adobe recommends administrators install the update as soon as possible (for example, within 72 hours). |
| Priority 2 | This update resolves vulnerabilities in a product that has historically been at elevated risk. There are currently no known exploits. Based on previous experience, Adobe does not anticipate exploits are imminent. As a best practice, Adobe recommends administrators install the update soon (for example, within 30 days). |
| Priority 3 | This update resolves vulnerabilities in a product that has historically not been a target for attackers. Adobe recommends administrators install the update at their discretion. |
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