Check Point Advisories

Adobe Acrobat Integer Overflow (CVE-2009-2980)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2009-240
Date Published:	14 Oct 2009
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 12 January, 2025
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2009-2980
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe Acrobat 9.1.3 and prior Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Adobe Acrobat 7.0.1 Adobe Acrobat 7.0.2 Adobe Acrobat 7.0.3 Adobe Acrobat 7.0.4 Adobe Acrobat 7.0.5 Adobe Acrobat 7.0.6 Adobe Acrobat 7.0.7 Adobe Acrobat 7.0.8 Adobe Acrobat 7.0.9 Adobe Acrobat 7.1.0 Adobe Acrobat 7.1.1 Adobe Acrobat 7.1.3 Adobe Acrobat 8.0 Adobe Acrobat 8.1 Adobe Acrobat 8.1.1 Adobe Acrobat 8.1.2 Adobe Acrobat 8.1.3 Adobe Acrobat 8.1.4 Adobe Acrobat 8.1.6 Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Adobe Acrobat 9.1.1 Adobe Acrobat 9.1.2
Vulnerability Description	An integer overflow vulnerability exists in Adobe Acrobat. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to transfer malformed PDF files over HTTP.

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 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Acrobat Integer Overflow (CVE-2009-2980) 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 Integer Overflow (CVE-2009-2980)