Check Point Advisories

Multiple PDF products Launch Action Command Code Execution (APSB10-15; CVE-2009-0836; CVE-2010-1240)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2010-211
Date Published:	30 Jun 2010
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 07 April, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2009-0836 CVE-2010-1240
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	Portable Document Format (PDF) is an open file format created by Adobe Systems. A vulnerability has been discovered in Adobe Reader. The vulnerability is due to an error in the Adobe Reader that fails to restrict the contents of one text field in the Launch File warning dialog, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick users into executing an arbitrary local program that was specified in a PDF document. A remote attacker could trigger this issue via a specially crafted PDF file. Successful exploitation will allow execution of arbitrary code once the user is tricked by the malicious PDF file.

Protection Overview

This protection detects and blocks the transferring of specially crafted 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 R80 / R77 / R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Multiple PDF products Launch Action Command Code Execution (APSB10-15) 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: Multiple PDF products Launch Action Command Code Execution (APSB10-15)