Preemptive Protection against Adobe Reader Null-Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability (APSB10-02)
| Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2010-008 | |
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| Source: | Adobe Security Bulletin - APSB10-02 | |
| Industry Reference(s): | CVE-2009-3957 | |
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| Who is Vulnerable? Adobe Reader 9.2 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX Adobe Acrobat 9.2 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh | ||
| Vulnerability Description A denial of service 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. |
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Update/Patch Available Update patches: Adobe Security Bulletin - APSB10-02 |
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Vulnerability Details The vulnerability is due to a flaw in Adobe products when parsing a FlateDecode filter inside a PDF file. 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 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. No update is required to address this vulnerability.
Users are protected against this vulnerability if the protection for blocking malformed PDF files in the Protection section of CPAI-2009-186 has been applied.
To configure the defense, select your product from the list below and follow the related protection steps.