Update Protection against Adobe Reader JBIG2 Parameters Memory Corruption Vulnerability (APSB09-07)
| Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2009-188 | |
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| Source: | Adobe vulnerability identifier: APSB09-07 | |
| Industry Reference(s): | CVE-2009-1858 | |
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| Who is Vulnerable? Adobe Reader 9.1.1 and earlier Adobe Acrobat Standard Adobe Acrobat Standard Pro Adobe Acrobat Standard Pro Extended 9.1.1 and earlier | ||
| Vulnerability Description A memory corruption vulnerability has been discovered in Adobe Reader and Acrobat. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on an affected system via a specially crafted PDF file. Portable Document Format (PDF) is an open file format created by Adobe Systems. It is used for representing two-dimensional documents in a device and resolution independent fixed-layout document format. Successful exploitation of this issue will cause the application to become non-responsive, and may allow execution of arbitrary code on an affected system. |
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Update/Patch Available Adobe Reader Adobe Reader users on Windows Adobe Reader users on Macintosh Acrobat Acrobat Standard, Pro and Pro Extended users on Windows Acrobat 3D users on Windows Acrobat Pro users on Macintosh |
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Vulnerability Details The vulnerability is due to the way Adobe Reader and Acrobat handle certain JBIG2 parameters in malformed PDF documents. A remote attacker could trigger this issue via a specially crafted PDF file. Successful exploitation will create a denial of service condition, causing the application to become non-responsive, and may allow execution of arbitrary code once a malicious PDF file is loaded on a vulnerable system. |
Protection Overview
This protection will detect and block attempts to transfer malformed PDF files over HTTP.
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, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.
To configure the defense, select your product from the list below and follow the related protection steps.