Check Point Advisories

Adobe Acrobat and Reader Out of Bounds Read (APSB17-01: CVE-2017-2946)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0026
Date Published:	12 Jan 2017
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Sunday 05 February, 2017
Source:	Adobe APSB17-01
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-2946
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe Systems Acrobat DC (Classic) 15.006.30244 and prior Adobe Systems Acrobat DC (Continuous) 15.020.20042 and prior Adobe Systems Acrobat Reader DC (Classic) 15.006.30244 and prior Adobe Systems Acrobat Reader DC (Continuous) 15.020.20042 and prior Adobe Systems Acrobat XI 11.0.18 and prior Adobe Systems Reader XI 11.0.18 and prior
Vulnerability Description	An out-of-bounds read vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Acrobat and Reader. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of embedded JPEG2000 images in a PDF document. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to open a maliciously crafted webpage or a maliciously crafted PDF document.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: APSB17-01

Protection Overview

This protection detects 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 and Reader Out of Bounds Read (APSB17-01: CVE-2017-2946) 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 Acrobat and Reader Out of Bounds Read (APSB17-01: CVE-2017-2946)