Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2012-126 |
Date Published: | 10 Apr 2012 |
Severity: | Critical |
Last Updated: | Monday 25 November, 2024 |
Source: | CVE-2012-0773 |
Protection Provided by: |
Security Gateway |
Who is Vulnerable? | Adobe Flash Player 11.1.102.63 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Solaris |
Vulnerability Description | A memory corruption vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Flash Player. |
Vulnerability Details | The vulnerability is due to memory corruption while parsing malformed FLV files. A remote attacker may exploit this issue by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted FLV file with an affected version of Flash Player. Successful exploitation could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. |
This protection will detect and block the transferring of malformed FLV 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.
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Adobe Products Violation
Attack Information: Adobe Flash Player NetStream class code execution (APSB12-07)