Check Point Advisories

Adobe Reader ICC Embedded In PDF ProfileDescTag Integer Overflow (APSB11-16; CVE-2011-2097)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2011-313
Date Published:	15 Jun 2011
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 15 June, 2011
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2011-2097
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	An integer overflow vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Reader and Acrobat. The vulnerability is due to an integer overflow error in ICC data within Adobe Reader and Acrobat while parsing the ProfileDescriptionTag structure within ICC streams. A remote attacker might exploit this issue by convincing a victim to open a malicious PDF file that contains malformed ICC data. Successful exploitation will create a denial of service condition, causing the application to become non-responsive, and may allow execution of arbitrary code once a malicious PDF file is loaded on a vulnerable system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the transferring of 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 R80 / R77 / R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Reader ICC Embedded In PDF ProfileDescTag Integer Overflow (APSB11-16) 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 ICC embedded in PDF ProfileDescTag integer overflow (APSB11-16)