Check Point Advisories

Adobe Acrobat and Reader Memory Corruption (APSB16-02: CVE-2016-0936)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0034
Date Published:	24 Jan 2016
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Sunday 24 January, 2016
Source:	Adobe APSB16-02
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-0936
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Acrobat DC 2015.009.20077 Acrobat Reader DC 2015.009.20077 Acrobat DC 2015.006.30097 Acrobat Reader DC 2015.006.30097 Acrobat XI 2011.0.13 Reader XI 2011.0.13
Vulnerability Description	A memory corruption vulnerability exists in Adobe Acrobat and Reader. The vulnerability is due to an error in the way Adobe Acrobat and Reader decodes CMYK files where a JPEG image has invalid values for the three component chrominance subsampling. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing the user to open a specially crafted PDF file.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: APSB16-02

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 and Reader Memory Corruption (APSB16-02: CVE-2016-0936) 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 and Reader Memory Corruption (APSB16-02: CVE-2016-0936)