Check Point Advisories

Adobe Acrobat and Reader Embedded TTF Memory Corruption (CVE-2012-4157)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-1390
Date Published:	5 Jun 2023
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Monday 05 June, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2012-4157
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe Acrobat 9 Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Professional Adobe Acrobat 9.1 Adobe Acrobat 9.1 Professional Adobe Acrobat 9.1.1 Adobe Acrobat 9.1.2 Adobe Acrobat 9.1.3 Adobe Acrobat 9.2 Adobe Acrobat 9.3 Adobe Acrobat 9.3 Professional Adobe Acrobat 9.3.1 Adobe Acrobat 9.3.2 Adobe Acrobat 9.3.3 Adobe Acrobat 9.3.4 Adobe Acrobat 9.4 Adobe Acrobat 9.4.1 Adobe Acrobat 9.4.2 Adobe Acrobat 9.4.3 Adobe Acrobat 9.4.4 Adobe Acrobat 9.4.5 Adobe Acrobat 9.4.6 Adobe Acrobat 9.4.7 Adobe Acrobat 9.5 Adobe Acrobat 9.5.1 Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0 Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.1 Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.1.1 Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.1.2 Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.1.3 Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.2 Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.3 Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.3.1 Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.3.2 Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.3.3 Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.3.4 Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.4 Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.4.1 Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.4.2 Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.4.3 Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.4.4 Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.4.5 Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.4.6 Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.4.7 Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.5 Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.5.1
Vulnerability Description	A memory corruption vulnerability exists in Adobe Acrobat and Reader Embedded. 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 Acrobat and Reader Embedded TTF Memory Corruption (CVE-2012-4157) 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 Embedded TTF Memory Corruption (CVE-2012-4157)