Check Point Advisories

Foxit Reader PDF Command Injection Remote Code Execution (CVE-2017-10951)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2017-0706
Date Published: 23 Aug 2017
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Sunday 01 October, 2017
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2017-10951
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Foxit Reader
Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Foxit Reader. The vulnerability is due improper validation of a string before using it to execute a system call. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to click a maliciously crafted file. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

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

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Foxit Reader PDF Command Injection Remote Code Execution (CVE-2017-10951) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information:  Foxit Reader PDF Command Injection Remote Code Execution (CVE-2017-10951)

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