Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player Integer Underflow Remote Code Execution (APSB14-04: CVE-2014-0497)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2014-0897
Date Published: 7 Feb 2014
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Sunday 17 November, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2014-0497
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable? Adobe Flash Player prior to 11.7.700.261 for Windows and Mac OS
Adobe Flash Player prior to 11.8.x before 12.0.0.44 for Windows and Mac OS
Adobe Flash Player prior to 11.2.202.336 for Linux
Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Flash Player. The vulnerability is due to a design flaw that could lead to integer underflow. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a victim to open specially crafted SWF files.

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

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75 / R71 / R70

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Flash Player Integer Underflow Remote Code Execution (APSB14-04: CVE-2014-0497) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. 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 Integer Underflow Remote Code Execution (APSB14-04: CVE-2014-0497)

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