Check Point Advisories

Adobe Acrobat and Reader Use After Free (APSB20-13: CVE-2020-3805)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2020-0124
Date Published: 10 Mar 2020
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Thursday 10 November, 2022
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2020-3805
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75

Who is Vulnerable? Adobe Systems Acrobat 2015 2015.006.30510 and earlier
Adobe Systems Acrobat 2017 2017.011.30158 and earlier
Adobe Systems Acrobat DC (Continuous) 2020.006.20034 and earlier
Adobe Systems Acrobat Reader 2015 2015.006.30510 and earlier
Adobe Systems Acrobat Reader 2017 2017.011.30158 and earlier
Adobe Systems Acrobat Reader DC (Continuous) 2020.006.20034 and earlier
Vulnerability Description A use-after-free vulnerability exists in Adobe Acrobat and Reader. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Acrobat and Reader Use After Free (APSB20-13: CVE-2020-3805) 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 Use After Free (APSB20-13: CVE-2020-3805)

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