Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player Stage3D NULL Pointer Dereference (APSB12-05; CVE-2012-0768)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2012-089
Date Published: 12 Mar 2012
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Friday 22 November, 2024
Source: CVE-2012-0768
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R70

  • R71
  • R75

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    Who is Vulnerable? Adobe Flash Player 11.1.102.62 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh,
    Linux and Solaris operating systems
    Vulnerability Description A remote code Execution vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Flash Player.
    Update/Patch AvaliableUpdate patches from: APSB12-05
    Vulnerability DetailsThe vulnerability is due to a null pointer dereference while accessing Stage3D objects. An attacker may exploit this issue by enticing a users to open a specially crafted .SWF file with an affected version of Flash Player. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

    Protection Overview

    This protection will detect and block the transferring of malformed .SWF files.

    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.

    Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

    1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Flash Player Stage3D NULL Pointer Dereference (APSB12-05) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
    2. Install policy on all modules.

    SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
    Attack Name: Adobe Products Violation
    Attack Information: Adobe Flash Player Stage3D NULL pointer dereference (APSB12-05)

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