Check Point Advisories

Adobe Reader and Acrobat Memory Corruption (CVE-2014-8456)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2015-0024
Date Published: 11 Jan 2015
Severity: High
Last Updated: Tuesday 03 June, 2025
Source: Adobe APSB14-28
Industry Reference:CVE-2014-8456
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable? Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.13
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 11.x before 11.0.10 on Windows and OS X
Vulnerability Description A memory corruption vulnerability exists in Adobe Reader and Acrobat. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.
Update/Patch AvaliableApply patches from: APSB14-28

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the transferring of malicious PDF files.

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 / R71 / R70

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Reader and Acrobat Memory Corruption (CVE-2014-8456) 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 Reader Violation.
Attack Information:  Adobe Reader and Acrobat Memory Corruption (CVE-2014-8456)

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