Check Point Advisories

Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF Catalog Handling

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2007-212
Date Published:	27 May 2010
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 14 February, 2016
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	Adobe Acrobat is a product for creating, distributing, and viewing PDF documents. Adobe Acrobat Reader is a free application that allows for viewing and printing of PDF documents. Adobe extends the functionality of the PDF specification and their products as new revisions are produced. There exist a double free vulnerability in the Adobe Acrobat Reader. The flaw exists in the processing of PDF files with a crafted catalog dictionary. A malicious user may exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the target host by enticing a remote user to open a malicious file. If an attack attempt is unsuccessful in injecting and executing arbitrary code, Adobe Acrobat Reader may terminate abnormally or become unresponsive. If a code execution attempt is carried out successfully, the behavior of the target host is dependent on the intention of the injected code. The injected code is executed within the security context of current user.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF Catalog Handling 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: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF catalog handling