Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player and AIR SWF File Buffer Overflow (APSB12-27; CVE-2012-5676)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-1300
Date Published:	30 Dec 2012
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Monday 30 June, 2014
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2012-5676
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Flash Player and AIR. The vulnerability is due to a buffer overflow error while handling specially crafted SWF files. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a victim to open a specially crafted SWF file. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target.

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, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Flash Player and AIR SWF File Buffer Overflow (APSB12-27) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Adobe Flash Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Adobe Flash Player and AIR SWF file buffer overflow (APSB12-27)