Check Point Advisories

Adobe Acrobat and Reader ToolButton Use After Free (APSB13-15) - Ver2 (CVE-2013-3346)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2015-0733
Date Published: 18 May 2015
Severity: High
Last Updated: Monday 18 May, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2013-3346
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75

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 handling of callback functions associated with ToolButton objects. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing the user to open a specially crafted file. Successful exploitation could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the currently affected 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

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Acrobat and Reader ToolButton Use After Free (APSB13-15) - Ver2 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 ToolButton Use After Free (APSB13-15) - Ver2

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