Check Point Advisories

Adobe Acrobat AcroPDF.dll Code Execution - Ver2 (CVE-2006-6236)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-0986
Date Published:	3 Mar 2014
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 03 March, 2014
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2006-6236
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A code execution vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Acrobat Reader. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

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 Acrobat AcroPDF.dll Code Execution - Ver2 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 AcroPDF.dll Code Execution - Ver2