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Version Cue CS3 Disables Mac Firewalls

May 19th, 2007
Written by Steve Werner

This isn’t InDesign news, but many of us are now installing InDesign as part of the newly released Adobe Creative Suite 3. The default installation of the Suite installs Version Cue CS3, a utility for creating and managing file versions.

During the install, in Mac OS X systems which have the personal firewall enabled, the installer turns off the firewall to properly set up the ports it needs to set up the Version Cue Server. However, the installer doesn’t turn the firewall back on. Adobe has identified this as a potential security vulnerability, and has issued an advisory.

Adobe recommends manually turning the personal firewall in Mac OS X back on using these steps:

(1) In the Finder, choose Apple > System Preferences.

(2) Click the Sharing icon, then then click the Firewall tab.

(3) Click Start.

Thanks to Jay Nelson for tracking this and publishing it in an email to subscribers to his excellent Design Tools Monthly.

Posted in News, Creative Suite, CS3 |

6 Responses to “Version Cue CS3 Disables Mac Firewalls”

  1. Fritz said:
    May 19th, 2007 at 9:10 pm

    How many people use version cue?

  2. Steve Werner said:
    May 19th, 2007 at 9:57 pm

    Fritz,

    That would probably be hard to say. It is a good utility, particularly for workgroups, who want to manage files. Its biggest advantage is that it is built into the Creative Suite, and can be used either by a workgroup or individuals.

    Here’s a link to a review published just this week at MacWorld:

    http://www.macworld.com/2007/05/reviews/versioncuecs3/index.php

    The point of the posting, however, is that it is installed by default with Adobe Creative Suite 3, whether you’re using it or not.

  3. Branislav Milic said:
    May 20th, 2007 at 1:32 pm

    Yes Steve, it’s installed, but it’s not enabled by default as it was in CS2 !

  4. Steve Werner said:
    May 20th, 2007 at 1:52 pm

    You’re quite right, Branislav.

    On the two Macs where I installed the Adobe Creative Suite 3 (one iMac G5 and one MacBook Pro), the installer DID turn off the firewall during installation. However, the Version Cue CS3 server is turned off by default, as you say.

  5. vectorbabe said:
    May 22nd, 2007 at 3:29 am

    I also had to turn my Firewall back on.

    Without Jay’s alert I would have been left very vulnerable.

    Fortunately, though, all you need to do is turn the Firewall back on. Not one of the worst security lapses.

  6. Bob Levine said:
    May 23rd, 2007 at 9:37 pm

    I’ll bet Bill Gates is having a good laugh over this one. :)

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