CDSA

Weekend Vulnerability and Patch Report, May 27, 2018 (Citadel Information Group)

Important Security Updates

Adobe Shockwave Player: Adobe has released version 12.3.2.203 of Shockwave Player running on Windows and Macintosh. Updates are available through the program or from Adobe’s Shockwave Web Site.

Avira Antivirus: Avira has released version 15.0.36.176 of its free Antivirus. Updates are available from Avira’s website.

Dropbox: Dropbox has released version 50.4.71 for its file hosting program. Updates are available at Dropbox’s website. [See Citadel’s warning below]

Opera: Opera has released version 53.0.2907.68. Updates are available from within the browser or from Opera’s website.

Piriform CCleaner: Piriform has released version 5.43.65229 for CCleaner. Updates are available from Piriform’s website.

Current Software Versions

Adobe Flash Player 29.0.0.171

Adobe Reader DC 2018.011.20040

Dropbox 50.4.71 [Citadel warns against relying on security of Dropbox or other cloud-based file exchange systems. We recommend files containing sensitive information be independently encrypted with a program like Axcrypt; encryption keys be at least 15 characters long; and the master Dropbox [or other] password be at least 15 characters long and different from other passwords.]

Firefox 60.0.1 [Windows]

Internet Explorer 11.0.56

Java SE 8 Update 171 [Citadel recommends removing or disabling Java from your browser. Java is a major source of cyber criminal exploits. It is not needed for most internet browsing. If you have a particular web site that requires Java, Citadel recommends using a two-browser approach to minimize risk. If you normally browse the Web with Firefox, for example, disable the Java plugin in Firefox and use an alternative browser — such as Chrome, IE9, Safari, etc — with Java enabled to browse only the sites that require it.]

Microsoft Edge 41.16299.248.0

QuickTime 7.7.9 [Citadel recommends removing QuickTime. On April 14, 2016 US-CERT advised Microsoft Windows users to remove QuickTime. This followed a report in ars technica that Apple has no plans to update the Windows app despite at least two reliable QuickTime vulnerabilities that threaten Windows users who still have the program installed.]

Safari 11.1 [Mac OS X Mavericks, Yosemite, El Capitan]

Skype 8.18.0.6

For Your IT Department

Cisco Multiple Products: Cisco has released updates for CPU Side-Channel, Smart Install Protocol and more. Apply updates. Additional details are available on Cisco’s website.

VMware: VMware has released updates for vSphere, Workstation and Fusion. Updates are available from VMware’s website.