Protection against Adobe Reader and Acrobat Doc.media.newPlayer Memory Corruption Vulnerability (APSA09-07)
| Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2009-295 | |
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| Source: | Adobe Security Bulletin - APSA09-07 | |
| Industry Reference(s): | CVE-2009-4324 | |
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| Who is Vulnerable? Adobe Reader 9.2 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX Adobe Acrobat 9.2 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh | ||
| Vulnerability Description A memory corruption vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Reader and Acrobat. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on an affected system via a specially crafted PDF file. Portable Document Format (PDF) is an open file format created by Adobe Systems. It is used for representing two-dimensional documents in a device and resolution independent fixed-layout document format. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. |
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Update/Patch Available Apply patches: Adobe Security Bulletin - APSA09-07 |
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Vulnerability Details The vulnerability is due to an error in the implementation of the Doc.media.newPlayer JavaScript method in Adobe Reader and Acrobat. A remote attacker could trigger this flaw via a specially crafted PDF file containing the vulnerable JavaScript method. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code once a malicious PDF file is loaded on a vulnerable system. |
Protection Overview
This protection detects and blocks any attempt to transfer over HTTP PDF files that contain embedded JavaScript. No update is required to address this vulnerability.
Users are protected against this vulnerability if the Protection against PDF Containing Embedded JavaScript Files addressed in SBP-2008-02 has been applied.
To configure the defense, select your product from the list below and follow the related protection steps.