Check Point Advisories

Adobe Reader and Acrobat Memory Corruption (CVE-2011-0593)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2011-0649
Date Published:	18 Apr 2023
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 18 April, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2011-0593
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 10.0.1, Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 9.4.2, Adobe Reader and Acrobat and before 8.2.6
Vulnerability Description	A memory corruption vulnerability exists in Adobe Reader and Acrobat. 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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Reader and Acrobat Memory Corruption (CVE-2011-0593) 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 Reader and Acrobat Memory Corruption (CVE-2011-0593)