Check Point Advisories

Adobe Acrobat and Reader Memory Corruption (APSB16-14: CVE-2016-1067; CVE-2016-1068; CVE-2016-1069)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0648
Date Published:	25 Jul 2016
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 25 August, 2016
Source:	Adobe APSB16-14
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-1067 CVE-2016-1068 CVE-2016-1069
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Acrobat DC Continuous 15.010.20060 and earlier Acrobat Reader DC Continuous 15.010.20060 and earlier Acrobat DC Classic 15.006.30121 and earlier Acrobat Reader DC Classic 15.006.30121 and earlier Acrobat XI 11.0.15 and earlier Reader XI 11.0.15 and earlier
Vulnerability Description	This vulnerability is an instance of a use after free vulnerability. A constraint for exploitation of this vulnerability is that the memory area of the freed object is reused by another object. A remote attacker may exploit this vulnerability by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted PDF file.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: APSB16-14

Protection Overview

This protection detects 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 (APSB16-14: CVE-2016-1067) 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 (APSB16-14: CVE-2016-1067)