Check Point Advisories

Adobe Reader And Acrobat TrueType Font Handling Remote Memory Corruption (CVE-2009-1857)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-3552
Date Published:	14 Nov 2013
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 01 December, 2013
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2009-1857
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A memory corruption vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat. The vulnerability is due to an error when handling PDF documents containing TrueType font. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause denial-of-service or execute arbitrary code.

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, 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 And Acrobat TrueType Font Handling Remote Memory Corruption 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 Products Violation.
Attack Information: Adobe Reader and Acrobat truetype font handling remote memory corruption