Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player Information Disclosure (APSB14-09: CVE-2014-0508)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1341
Date Published:	10 Apr 2014
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Sunday 19 January, 2025
Source:	Adobe APSB14-09
Industry Reference:	CVE-2014-0508
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.77 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.346 and earlier versions for Linux Adobe AIR 4.0.0.1628 and earlier versions for Android Adobe AIR 4.0.0.1628 SDK and earlier versions Adobe AIR 4.0.0.1628 SDK & Compiler and earlier versions
Vulnerability Description	An information disclosure vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Flash Player. The vulnerability is due to an error in the way Adobe Flash Player handles specially crafted SWF files. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to open an HTML document containing an embedded malformed Flash file (SWF) with an affected product.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: APSB14-09

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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Flash Player Information Disclosure (APSB14-09: CVE-2014-0508) 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 Information Disclosure (APSB14-09: CVE-2014-0508)