Check Point Advisories

Adobe Acrobat and Reader JavaScript Memory Corruption (APSB12-08; CVE-2012-0775)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-156
Date Published:	23 Apr 2012
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 23 April, 2012
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2012-0775
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A memory corruption vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Acrobat and Reader. The vulnerability is due to an error in the JavaScript implementation in PDF files. A remote attacker may exploit this issue by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted PDF file. Successful exploitation may cause the system to crash or allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the transferring of specially crafted PDF files.

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 Acrobat and Reader JavaScript Memory Corruption (APSB12-08) 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 Acrobat and Reader JavaScript memory corruption (APSB12-08)