Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash AVM Bytecode Verification Code Execution - Ver2 (CVE-2011-0609)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2014-1139
Date Published: 3 Mar 2014
Severity: High
Last Updated: Monday 03 March, 2014
Source: CVE-2011-0609
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R75 and above
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description A code execution vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Flash. The vulnerability is due to an error in the Adobe Flash Player when parsing SWF files embedded in Excel files. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by convincing a victim to open a specially crafted Excel file that contains a malicious SWF file embedded within it. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

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 R70 / R71 / R75 and above

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Flash AVM Bytecode Verification Code Execution - Ver2 protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:

Attack Name:  Adobe Products Violation.
Attack Information:  Adobe Flash AVM Bytecode Verification Code Execution - Ver2

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