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TITLE:
Adobe ColdFusion Verity Library Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA22312

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22312/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

SOFTWARE:
Adobe ColdFusion MX 7.x
http://secunia.com/product/4984/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Adobe ColdFusion, which can be
exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error in a
third-party Verity library and may allow execution of arbitrary code
with SYSTEM privileges.

The vulnerability has been reported in version MX 7, MX 7.0.1, and MX
7.0.2.

SOLUTION:
Apply patch (see vendor advisory for details).

ColdFusion for Windows:
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/coldfusion/updater/verity_security_update_windows.zip

ColdFusion for Linux:
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/coldfusion/updater/verity_security_update_linux.tar.gz

ColdFusion for Solaris:
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/coldfusion/updater/verity_security_update_solaris.tar.gz

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits Information Risk Management Plc.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb06-17.html

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