Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player malformed FLV file Flash memory corruption vulnerability (APSB13-05; CVE-2013-0638)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-1296
Date Published:	3 Mar 2013
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 09 January, 2025
Source:	CVE-2013-0638
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe Flash Player 11.5.502.149 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.262 and earlier versions for Linux Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.37 and earlier versions for Android 4.x Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.32 and earlier versions for Android 3.x and 2.x Adobe AIR 3.5.0.1060 and earlier versions Adobe AIR 3.5.0.1060 SDK and earlier versions
Vulnerability Description	A memory corruption vulneriability has been reprted in Adobe Flash Player. the vulnerability is due to an error while handling specially crafted FLV files. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to open an HTML document containing an embedded malformed FLV file with an affected product. Successful exploitation could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: APSB13-05

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the transferring of malformed FLV files over HTTP.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your product to the latest update. For information on how to update , 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 malformed FLV file Flash memory corruption vulnerability (APSB13-05) 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 malformed FLV file Flash memory corruption vulnerability (APSB13-05)