Check Point Advisories

Adobe Acrobat and Reader Out Of Bounds Read (APSB20-24: CVE-2020-9594)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2020-0409
Date Published:	18 May 2020
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Monday 18 May, 2020
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2020-9594
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe Acrobat 2015 2015.006.30518 Adobe Acrobat Reader 2015 2015.006.30518 Adobe Acrobat 2017 2017.011.30166 Adobe Acrobat Reader 2017 2017.011.30166 Adobe Acrobat DC 2020.006.20042 Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2020.006.20042
Vulnerability Description	An out of bounds read 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.

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 (APSB20-24: CVE-2020-9594) 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 Products Violation.
Attack Information: Adobe Acrobat and Reader Out Of Bounds Read (APSB20-24: CVE-2020-9594)