Check Point Advisories

Adobe Acrobat and Reader Out-of-bounds read (APSB18-02: CVE-2018-4885)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-0089
Date Published:	13 Feb 2018
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 13 February, 2018
Source:	Adobe APSB18-02
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-4885
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe Acrobat DC Continuous for Windows 2017.011.30068 Adobe Acrobat DC Continuous for Macintosh 2017.011.30068 Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Continuous for Windows 2017.011.30068 Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Continuous for Macintosh 2017.011.30068 Adobe Acrobat DC Classic for Windows 2015.006.30390 Adobe Acrobat DC Classic for Macintosh 2015.006.30390 Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Classic for Windows 2015.006.30390 Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Classic for Macintosh 2015.006.30390
Vulnerability Description	A vulnerability exists in Adobe Acrobat and Reader. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to damage users system.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: APSB18-02

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 Out-of-bounds read (APSB18-02: CVE-2018-4885) 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 Out-of-bounds read (APSB18-02: CVE-2018-4885)