Check Point Advisories

Adobe Acrobat and Reader Memory Corruption (APSB16-33: CVE-2016-6954)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0875
Date Published:	3 Nov 2016
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 03 November, 2016
Source:	Adobe APSB16-33
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-6954
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe Systems Acrobat DC (Classic) 15.006.30201 and prior Adobe Systems Acrobat DC (Continuous) 15.017.20053 and prior Adobe Systems Acrobat Reader DC (Classic) 15.006.30201 and prior Adobe Systems Acrobat Reader DC (Continuous) 15.017.20053 and prior Adobe Systems Acrobat XI 11.0.17 and prior Adobe Systems Reader XI 11.0.17 and prior
Vulnerability Description	A memory corruption vulnerability exists in Adobe Reader and Acrobat. The vulnerability is due to out-of-bounds error while accessing to unintended memory in a specially crafted PDF file. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted PDF file.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: APSB16-33

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 (APSB16-33: CVE-2016-6954) 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 (APSB16-33: CVE-2016-6954)