Check Point Advisories

BlackHole Toolkit v2 Adobe Reader Payload Stage Code Execution (CVE-2007-5659; CVE-2008-2992; CVE-2009-0927; CVE-2009-4324; CVE-2010-0188)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-3487
Date Published:	27 Oct 2013
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Sunday 11 October, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2007-5659 CVE-2008-2992 CVE-2009-0927 CVE-2009-4324 CVE-2010-0188
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	BlackHole is a web exploit kit that operates by delivering malicious payload to the victim's computer. Remote attackers can infect users with BlackHole by enticing them to visit a malicious web page. Successful infection will allow the attacker to download additional malware to the target.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block BlackHole infection attempts at the Adobe Reader payload stage.

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 BlackHole Toolkit v2 Adobe Reader Payload Stage Code Execution 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: Exploit Kit.
Attack Information: BlackHole Toolkit v2 Adobe Reader Payload Stage Code Execution