Check Point Advisories

Adobe Reader Libtiff TIFFFetchShortPair Stack Buffer Overflow (APSB10-07; CVE-2010-0188)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2010-370
Date Published:	16 May 2010
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Monday 09 January, 2017
Source:	Adobe APSB10-07
Industry Reference:	CVE-2010-0188
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe Reader 8.2.1 and earlier versions (8.x) for Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX Adobe Reader 9.3 and earlier versions (9.x) for Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX Adobe Acrobat 8.2.1 and earlier versions (8.x) for Windows and Macintosh Adobe Acrobat 9.3 and earlier versions (9.x) for Windows and Macintosh
Vulnerability Description	A stack overflow vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Acrobat and Reader. The vulnerability is due to an error in Adobe Acrobat and Reader while parsing a specially crafted PDF file. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a victim to open a specially crafted PDF file.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: APSB10-07

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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Reader Libtiff TIFFFetchShortPair Stack Buffer Overflow (APSB10-07) 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 Libtiff TIFFFetchShortPair stack buffer overflow (APSB10-07)