Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player ActionScript Heap Overflow (APSB13-09; CVE-2013-0646)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-1605
Date Published:	18 Mar 2013
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Monday 18 March, 2013
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2013-0646
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. The vulnerability is due to an improper buffer allocation while handling specially crafted SWF files. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a victim to open a specially crafted file.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to open a specially crafted file.

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 ActionScript Heap Overflow (APSB13-09) 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 Products Violation.
Attack Information: Adobe Flash player ActionScript heap overflow (APSB13-09)