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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2010.0195
Security update available for Adobe Download Manager
24 February 2010
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Adobe Download Manager
Publisher: Adobe
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Mitigation
CVE Names: CVE-2010-0189
Original Bulletin:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-08.html
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Security update available for Adobe Download Manager
Release date: February 23, 2010
Vulnerability identifier: APSB10-08
CVE number: CVE-2010-0189
Platform: Windows
Summary
A critical vulnerability has been identified in the Adobe Download Manager.
This vulnerability (CVE-2010-0189) could potentially allow an attacker to
download and install unauthorized software onto a user's system.
Users, who have downloaded Adobe Reader for Windows from
http://get.adobe.com/reader/ or Adobe Flash Player for Windows from
http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ prior to the release of this Security
Bulletin on February 23, 2010, can verify they are not vulnerable to this
Adobe Download Manager issue by following the instructions in the Solution
section below.
Affected software versions
Adobe Download Manager on Windows (prior to February 23, 2010)
Solution
Users, who have downloaded Adobe Reader for Windows from
http://get.adobe.com/reader/ or Adobe Flash Player for Windows from
http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ prior to the release of this Security
Bulletin on February 23, 2010, can verify they are not vulnerable to this
Adobe Download Manager issue by following the instructions below:
* Ensure that the C:\Program Files\NOS\ folder and its contents ("NOS
files") are not present on your system. (If the folder is present, follow
the steps below to remove).
* Click "Start" > "Run" and type "services.msc". Ensure that "getPlus(R)
Helper" is not present in the list of services.
If the NOS files are found, the Adobe Download Manager issue can be mitigated
by:
* Navigating to Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs > Adobe
Download Manager, and selecting Remove to remove the Adobe Download
Manager from your system.
OR
* Clicking "Start" > "Run" and typing "services.msc". Then deleting
"getPlus(R) Helper" from the list of services.
* Then delete the C:\Program Files\NOS\ folder and its contents.
This issue is resolved as of February 23, 2010, and no action is required for
future downloads of Adobe Reader from http://get.adobe.com/reader/ or Adobe
Flash Player from http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/.
Severity rating
Adobe categorizes this as a critical update. Users can remove potentially
vulnerable installations of the Adobe Download Manager using the instructions
in the Solution section above.
Details
A critical vulnerability has been identified in the Adobe Download Manager.
This vulnerability (CVE-2010-0189) could potentially allow an attacker to
download and install unauthorized software onto a user's system.
The Adobe Download Manager is intended for one-time use. The Adobe Download
Manager is designed to remove itself from the computer after use at the next
computer restart. However, Adobe recommends users verify that a potentially
vulnerable version of the Adobe Download Manager is no longer installed on
their machine using the instructions in the Solution section above.
Acknowledgments
Adobe would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for
reporting the relevant issue (CVE-2010-0189) and for working with Adobe to
help protect our customers:
* Aviv Raff
* Yorick Koster through iDefense's Vulnerability Contributor Program
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