Overview
On December 11, local time, Adobe officially released a December security update that fixes multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe’s many products, including Adobe Photoshop CC, Adobe Acrobat and Reader, Brackets, and Adobe ColdFusion.
For details, visit the following link:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security.html
Vulnerability Description
Adobe Photoshop CC
Adobe has released an Adobe Photoshop CC security update that fixes two security vulnerabilities.
Vulnerability details are as follows:
Vulnerability Category | Vulnerability Impact | Severity Level | CVE ID |
Memory corruption | Arbitrary code execution | Critical | CVE-2019-8253 |
Memory corruption | Arbitrary code execution | Critical | CVE-2019-8254 |
For details on the vulnerability impact and remediation, refer to the security bulletin at the following link:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb19-56.html
Brackets
Adobe has released a Brackets security update that fixes one security vulnerability.
Vulnerability details are as follows:
Vulnerability Category | Vulnerability Impact | Severity Level | CVE ID |
Command injection | Arbitrary code execution | Critical | CVE-2019-8255 |
For details on the vulnerability impact and remediation, refer to the security bulletin at the following link:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/brackets/apsb19-57.html
Adobe ColdFusion
Adobe has released the Adobe ColdFusion security update that fixes one security vulnerability.
Vulnerability details are as follows:
Vulnerability Category | Vulnerability Impact | Severity Level | CVE ID |
Default installation path | Elevation of authority | Important | CVE-2019-8256 |
For details on the vulnerability impact and remediation, refer to the security bulletin at the following link:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb19-58.html
Adobe Acrobat and Reader
Adobe has released a security update for Adobe Acrobat and Reader that fixes 21 security vulnerabilities.
Vulnerability details are as follows:
Vulnerability Category | Vulnerability Impact | Severity Level | CVE ID |
Out-of-bounds read | Information leakage | Important | CVE-2019-16449
CVE-2019-16456 CVE-2019-16457 CVE-2019-16458 CVE-2019-16461 CVE-2019-16465 |
Out-of-bounds write | Arbitrary code execution | Critical | CVE-2019-16450
CVE-2019-16454 |
Reuse after release | Arbitrary code execution | Critical | CVE-2019-16445
CVE-2019-16448 CVE-2019-16452 CVE-2019-16459 CVE-2019-16464 |
Heap overflow | Arbitrary code execution | Critical | CVE-2019-16451 |
Buffer error | Arbitrary code execution | Critical | CVE-2019-16462 |
Untrusted pointer error | Arbitrary code execution | Critical | CVE-2019-16446
CVE-2019-16455 CVE-2019-16460 CVE-2019-16463 |
Directory permission elevation | Elevation of authority | Important | CVE-2019-16444 |
Safe bypass | Arbitrary code execution | Critical | CVE-2019-16453 |
For details on the vulnerability impact and remediation, refer to the security bulletin at the following link:
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb19-55.html
Solution
Adobe has officially released security updates to fix the preceding vulnerabilities. Users are advised to upgrade their installation to the latest version as soon as possible.
For vulnerability details and remediation, please visit the preceding security bulletin links.
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