Check Point Advisories

Adobe Reader ACE.dll ICC Stream mluc Structure Integer Overflow (APSB10-21; CVE-2010-3621; CVE-2010-3622)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2010-298
Date Published:	27 Oct 2010
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 24 November, 2013
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2010-3621 CVE-2010-3622
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. It is used for representing two-dimensional documents in a device and resolution independent fixed-layout document format. A remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in Adobe Reader and Acrobat. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability via a specially crafted PDF file. The vulnerability is due to an integer overflow error in ACE.dll within Adobe Reader and Acrobat while parsing the mluc structure within ICC streams. A remote attacker might exploit this issue by convincing a victim to open a malicious PDF file. Successful exploitation will allow execution of arbitrary code once a malformed PDF file is loaded on a vulnerable system.

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 Adobe Reader ACE.dll ICC Stream mluc Structure Integer Overflow (APSB10-21) 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 Reader ACE.dll ICC stream mluc structure integer overflow (APSB10-21)