HTTP: Adobe Reader CVE-2014-9165 U3D Use-After-Free

This signature detects an attempt to exploit an Use-After-Free vulnerability in Adobe PDF Reader while parsing a specially crafted PDF document. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to perform arbitrary code execution.

Extended Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.13 and 11.x before 11.0.10 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-8454 and CVE-2014-8455.

References

CVE: CVE-2014-9165

Short Name
HTTP:STC:ADOBE:CVE-2014-9165-UA
Severity
Critical
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
Adobe CVE-2014-9165 Reader U3D Use-After-Free
Release Date
12/15/2014
Supported Platforms

srx-branch-12.3

srx-19.3

srx-branch-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.2

srx-branch-19.4

vsrx-19.4

mx-12.3

mx-19.4

vmx-19.4

mx-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.4

srx-19.4

vsrx-12.3

vmx-19.3

vsrx-19.2

srx-12.3

Sigpack Version
3761
False Positive
Unknown
CVSS Score

10.0

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