Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2014-0937 |
Date Published: | 24 Feb 2014 |
Severity: | High |
Last Updated: | Wednesday 22 January, 2025 |
Source: | |
Protection Provided by: |
Security Gateway |
Who is Vulnerable? | Adobe Acrobat and Reader all versions |
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. |
This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.
In order for the protection to be activated, update your product to the latest update. For information on how to update , go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Content Protection Violation
Attack Information: PDF Containing Suspicious OpenAction