Check Point Advisories

Adobe Acrobat Buffer Overflow (CVE-2017-16383)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0941
Date Published:	14 Nov 2017
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 30 April, 2024
Source:	Adobe APSB17-36
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-16383
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe Acrobat 11.0.22 and prior Adobe Acrobat 17.0 and later, 17.011.30066 and prior Adobe Acrobat DC - and later, 17.012.20098 and prior Adobe Acrobat DC 15.0 and later, 15.006.30355 and prior Adobe Acrobat Reader 11.0.22 and prior Adobe Acrobat Reader 17.0 and later, 17.011.30066 and prior Adobe Acrobat Reader DC - and later, 17.012.20098 and prior Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 15.0 and later, 15.006.30355 and prior
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Adobe Acrobat. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system or cause application crashes.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: APSB17-36

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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Acrobat Buffer Overflow (CVE-2017-16383) 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 Buffer Overflow (CVE-2017-16383)