Check Point Advisories

Adobe Reader ICC Embedded In PDF CLUT Array Buffer Overflow (APSB11-03; CVE-2011-0598)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2011-036
Date Published:	22 Feb 2011
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 14 February, 2016
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2011-0598
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	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. A remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in Adobe Reader and Acrobat. The vulnerability is due to an image parsing input validation error in Adobe Reader while parsing malformed ICC color profiles in PDF files. A remote attacker might exploit this issue by convincing a victim to open a malicious PDF file that contains malformed ICC data. Successful exploitation will create a denial of service condition, causing the application to become non-responsive, and may allow execution of arbitrary code once a malicious PDF file is loaded on a vulnerable system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects and blocks the transferring of specially crafted PDF files over HTTP.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Reader ICC Embedded In PDF CLUT Array Buffer Overflow (APSB11-03) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Adobe Reader Violation.
Attack Information: Adobe Reader ICC embedded in PDF CLUT array buffer overflow (APSB11-03)