Check Point Advisories

Adobe Acrobat and Reader Security Bypass (APSB16-33: CVE-2016-6957; CVE-2016-6958)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0909
Date Published:	13 Oct 2016
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 19 October, 2016
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-6957 CVE-2016-6958
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Acrobat DC Acrobat Reader DC Acrobat XI Reader XI
Vulnerability Description	This vulnerability is an instance of a security bypass in Adobe Reader JavaScript engine. This vulnerability could be exploited to bypass the engine security restrictions. Successful exploitation of this issue could allow an attacker to execute privileged JavaScript functions.

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 Security Bypass (APSB16-33: CVE-2016-6957) 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 Security Bypass (APSB16-33: CVE-2016-6957)