Check Point Advisories

Adobe Reader Crafted JP2K Heap Overflow (APSB13-02; CVE-2013-0621)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-020
Date Published:	20 Jan 2013
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 09 January, 2025
Source:	CVE-2013-0621
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R70 R71 R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.3 Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.5 Adobe Reader and Acrobat 11.x before 11.0.1
Vulnerability Description	Adobe Reader is vulnerable to a heap overflow when parsing a specially crafted JP2K object.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: APSB13-02

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block 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, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Reader Crafted JP2K Heap Overflow (APSB13-02) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Adobe Reader Violation
Attack Information: Adobe Reader Crafted JP2K Heap Overflow (APSB13-02)