Check Point Advisories

Foxit PDF Reader Buffer Overflow (CVE-2022-24954)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2022-0210
Date Published:	3 Jan 2023
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 03 January, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2022-24954
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Foxit PDF Reader before 11.2.1 Foxit PDF Editor before 11.2.1
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Foxit PDF Reader. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system or cause application crashes.

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 Foxit PDF Reader Buffer Overflow (CVE-2022-24954) 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: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Foxit PDF Reader Buffer Overflow (CVE-2022-24954)