Check Point Advisories

Adobe Acrobat and Reader Memory Corruption (APSB17-24: CVE-2017-11209)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2017-0607
Date Published: 8 Aug 2017
Severity: Medium
Last Updated: Tuesday 28 August, 2018
Source: Adobe APSB17-24
Industry Reference:CVE-2017-11209
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Adobe Systems Acrobat 2017 2017.008.30051 and earlier versions
Adobe Systems Acrobat DC (Classic) 2015.006.30306 and earlier versions
Adobe Systems Acrobat DC (Continuous) 2017.009.20058 and earlier versions
Adobe Systems Acrobat XI 11.0.20 and earlier versions
Vulnerability Description An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in the XPS component of Adobe Acrobat. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of embedded JPEG images in an XPS document. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a target user into opening a crafted XPS document.
Update/Patch AvaliableApply patches from: APSB17-24

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

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Acrobat and Reader Memory Corruption (APSB17-24: CVE-2017-11209) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. 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 Memory Corruption (APSB17-24: CVE-2017-11209)

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