Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player ActionScript Code Heap Buffer Overflow (APSB13-04) - Ver2 (CVE-2013-0634)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1310
Date Published:	31 Mar 2014
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 15 January, 2025
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2013-0634
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Flash Player. The vulnerability is caused due to an improper buffer allocation by the flash player PCRE engine. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a target user to open a web-page that contains a specially crafted SWF file.

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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Flash Player ActionScript Code Heap Buffer Overflow (APSB13-04) - Ver2 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 Flash Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Adobe Flash Player ActionScript Code Heap Buffer Overflow (APSB13-04) - Ver2