Check Point Advisories

Adobe Reader Installer Security Bypass (APSB12-08; CVE-2012-0776)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2012-153
Date Published: 24 Apr 2012
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Sunday 30 June, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2012-0776
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description An insecure library loading vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Reader installer. The vulnerability is due to an error in the way the Adobe Reader installer loads executables. A remote attacker could exploit this issue by enticing a user to open a legitimate PDF file that is located in the same network directory as a specially crafted executable file. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the transferring of malicious executable files over a network share.

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

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Reader Installer Security Bypass (APSB12-08) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Adobe Reader Violation.
Attack Information:  Adobe Reader Installer Security Bypass (APSB12-08)

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