Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player Same Origin Security Bypass (APSB14-08; CVE-2014-0503)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2014-1147
Date Published: 13 Mar 2014
Severity: High
Last Updated: Sunday 16 March, 2014
Source: Adobe APSB14-08
Industry Reference:CVE-2014-0503
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable? Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.70 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh
Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.341 and earlier versions for Linux
Vulnerability Description A security bypass vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Flash Player. The vulnerability is due to an error in the way Adobe Flash Player handles URLs within HTML files. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a victim to open a specially crafted HTML file.
Update/Patch AvaliableApply patches from: APSB14-08

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to open a malicious HTML 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

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Flash Player Same Origin Security Bypass (APSB14-08) 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 Same Origin Security Bypass (APSB14-08)

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