Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2018-0440 |
Date Published: | 8 May 2018 |
Severity: | High |
Last Updated: | Tuesday 08 November, 2022 |
Source: | Adobe APSB18-09 |
Industry Reference: | CVE-2018-4982 |
Protection Provided by: |
Security Gateway |
Who is Vulnerable? | Adobe Acrobat DC Continuous for Windows 2017.011.30078 Adobe Acrobat DC Continuous for Macintosh 2017.011.30078 Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Continuous for Windows 2017.011.30078 Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Continuous for Macintosh 2017.011.30078 Adobe Acrobat DC Classic for Windows 2015.006.30403 Adobe Acrobat DC Classic for Macintosh 2015.006.30403 Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Classic for Windows 2015.006.30403 Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Classic for Macintosh 2015.006.30403 |
Vulnerability Description | A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Adobe Acrobat and Reader. 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: APSB18-09 |
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.
This protection's log will contain the following information:
Attack Name: Adobe Reader Violation.
Attack Information: Adobe Acrobat and Reader Heap Overflow (APSB18-09: CVE-2018-4982)