CDSA

Weekend Vulnerability and Patch Report, March 25, 2018 (HITS)

Important Security Updates

Google Chrome: Google has released Google Chrome version 65.0.3325.181. Updates are available from within the browser or from Google’s website.

Opera: Opera has released version 51.0.2830.55. Updates are available from within the browser or from Opera’s website.

Skype: Skype has released Skype 8.18.0.6. Updates are available from the program or Skype’s website.

Viber: Viber has released version 8.4.0.1 for Windows. Updates are available on Viber’s website.

Current Software Versions

Adobe Flash Player 29.0.0.113

Adobe Reader DC 18.011.20038

Dropbox 45.4.92 [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 59.0.1 [Windows]

Internet Explorer 11.0.56

Java SE 8 Update 161 [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 11.0.3 [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, IOS and IOS XE, and more. Apply updates. Additional details are available on Cisco’s website.

Citrix: Citrix has released updates for XenServer and more. Apply updates. Additional details are available on the Citrix Support Knowledge Center website.