Check Point Advisories

Adobe Acrobat Reader Memory Corruption (APSB16-02: CVE-2016-0939)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0037
Date Published:	24 Jan 2016
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 27 January, 2016
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-0939
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe Acrobat DC Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Adobe Acrobat XI Adobe Reader XI
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 file. A remote attacker may exploit this vulnerability by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted file.

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 Reader Memory Corruption (APSB16-02: CVE-2016-0939) 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 Reader Memory Corruption (APSB16-02: CVE-2016-0939)