Adobe Acrobat Pro XI must be configured to block Flash Content.

From Adobe Acrobat Pro XI Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-000381

SV-89953r1_rule Adobe Acrobat Pro XI must be configured to block Flash Content.

Vulnerability discussion

Flash has a long history of vulnerabilities. Although Flash is no longer provided with Acrobat, if the system has Flash installed, a malicious PDF could execute code on the system. Configuring Flash to run from a privileged location limits the execution capability of untrusted Flash content that may be embedded in the PDF.

Check content

Verify the following registry configuration: Using the Registry Editor, navigate to the following: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\11.0\FeatureLockDown Value Name: bEnableFlash Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0 If the value for bEnableFlash is not set to “0” and Type is not configured to REG_DWORD or does not exist, this is a finding.

Fix text

Configure the following registry value: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \Software\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\11.0\FeatureLockDown Value Name: bEnableFlash Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0

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