Check Point Advisories

Adobe Acrobat and Reader Use After Free Code Execution (APSB14-01; CVE-2014-0496)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2014-0759
Date Published: 22 Jan 2014
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Monday 27 January, 2014
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2014-0496
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description A use after free vulnerability exists in Adobe Acrobat and Reader. The vulnerability is due to an error in the way Adobe Acrobat and Reader handles objects in memory. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing the user to open a specially crafted PDF file. Successful exploitation could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the logged-on user.

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 / R71 / R70

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Acrobat and Reader Use After Free Code Execution (APSB14-01) 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 Products Violation.
Attack Information:  Adobe Acrobat and Reader Use After Free Code Execution (APSB14-01)

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