Check Point Advisories

PDF Containing Suspicious OpenAction (CVE-2020-8845; CVE-2020-8846)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-0937
Date Published:	10 Dec 2013
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 15 November, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2020-8845 CVE-2020-8846
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Acrobat and Reader when handling PDF files that contain plain JavaScript. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on an affected system via a specially crafted PDF file.

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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the PDF Containing Suspicious OpenAction 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: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: PDF Containing Suspicious OpenAction