Weekend Vulnerability and Patch Report, April 15, 2018

Weekend Vulnerability and Patch Report, April 15, 2018

Important Security Updates

Adobe Flash Player: Adobe has released version 29.0.0.140. Updates are available from Adobe’s website.

Avast: Avast has released version 18.3.2333 for Free Antivirus. Updates are available on Avast’s website.

AVG Antivirus: AVG has released version 18.3.2333 of its free antivirus. Updates are available on AVG’s website. AVG also released updates for its Free Antivirus, Premier Antivirus and Pro Antivirus.

Avira Antivirus: Avira has released version 15.0.36.139 of its free Antivirus. Updates are available from Avira’s website.

Dropbox: Dropbox has released version 47.4.74 for its file hosting program. Updates are available at Dropbox’s website. [See Citadel’s warning below]

LastPass for Windows: LastPass (freeware) has released version 4.9.1 for its Free Password Manager. Updates are available from LastPass’ website.

Microsoft Patch Tuesday: Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday released updates to address dozens of vulnerabilities, some of which are highly critical within Windows operating systems, Internet Explorer, Edge, Office, Sharepoint and Exchange Server, and other Microsoft products. Additional details are available at Microsoft’s website.

Opera: Opera has released version 52.0.2871.64. Updates are available from within the browser or from Opera’s website.

Current Software Versions

Adobe Flash Player 29.0.0.140

Adobe Reader DC 18.011.20035

Dropbox 47.4.74 [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 59.0.2 [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 IOS and IOS XE Software, CPU Side-Channel and more. Apply updates. Additional details are available on Cisco’s website.

Juniper Networks: Juniper Networks has released updates for multiple products. Apply updates. Additional details are available on US-CERT’s website.

VMware: VMware has released updates to address multiple security issues in vRealize Automation. Apply updates. Additional details are available on VMware’s website.

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If you are responsible for the security of your computer, Citadel’s Weekend Vulnerability and Patch Report is for you. We strongly urge you to take action to keep your system(s) patched and updated.

If someone else is responsible for the security of your computer, forward our Weekend Vulnerability and Patch Report to them and follow up to make sure your computer has been patched and updated.

Vulnerability management is a key element of cybersecurity management. Cyber criminals take over user computers by writing computer programs that “exploit” vulnerabilities in operating systems (Windows, Apple OS, etc) and application programs (Adobe Acrobat, Office, Flash, Java, etc). When software companies find a vulnerability, they usually issue an update patch to fix the code running in their customer’s computers.

Citadel publishes our Weekend Vulnerability and Patch Report to alert readers to some of the week’s important updates and vulnerabilities. Our focus is on software typically found in the small or home office (SOHO) or that users are likely to have on their home computer. The report is not intended to be a thorough listing of updates and vulnerabilities.

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