Check Point Advisories

Adobe Acrobat and Reader Memory Corruption (APSB14-28: CVE-2014-8458)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2015-0036
Date Published: 13 Jan 2015
Severity: High
Last Updated: Tuesday 03 February, 2015
Source: Adobe APSB14-28
Industry Reference:CVE-2014-8458
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable? Adobe Systems Acrobat 10.1.12 and prior 10.x
Adobe Systems Acrobat 11.0.09 and prior 11.x
Adobe Systems Reader 11.0.09 and prior 11.x
Adobe Systems Reader 10.1.12 and prior 10.x
Vulnerability Description A memory corruption vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Reader and Acrobat. The vulnerability is due to an error in Adobe Reader and Acrobat while parsing a corrupted PDF file. A remote attacker may exploit this vulnerability by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted PDF file.
Update/Patch AvaliableApply patches from: APSB14-28

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 Memory Corruption (APSB14-28: CVE-2014-8458) 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 Acrobat and Reader Memory Corruption (APSB14-28: CVE-2014-8458)

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