Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player Video File Heap Buffer Overflow (APSB12-19; CVE-2012-4167)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-654
Date Published:	28 Oct 2012
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 04 December, 2024
Source:	CVE-2012-4167
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R70 R71 R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.271 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh operating systems Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.236 and earlier versions for Linux operating system Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.11 and earlier versions for Android 4.x Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.10 and earlier versions for Android 3.x and 2.x Adobe AIR 3.3.0.3670 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh Adobe AIR 3.3.0.3690 SDK (includes AIR for iOS) and earlier versions Adobe AIR 3.3.0.3650 and earlier versions for Android
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Flash Player.
Vulnerability Details	The vulnerability occurs when parsing specially crafted Flash video files. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a target victim to open a specially crafted Flash video file. Successful exploitation can lead to arbitrary code execution.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Flash Player Video File Heap Buffer Overflow (APSB12-19) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Adobe Products Violation
Attack Information: Adobe Flash Player Video File Heap Buffer Overflow (APSB12-19)