Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player and AIR String Concatenation Integer Overflow (CVE-2014-0550)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1911
Date Published:	14 Oct 2014
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 15 January, 2025
Source:	Adobe apsb14-21
Industry Reference:	CVE-2014-0550
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe Systems AIR 14.0.0.178 and earlier Adobe Systems Flash Player 11.2.202.400 and earlier Adobe Systems Flash Player 13.0.0.241 and earlier Adobe Systems Flash Player 14.0.0.179 and earlier
Vulnerability Description	An integer overflow vulnerability exists in Adobe Flash Player. Successful exploitation could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the currently logged in user. The vulnerability is due to an error while concatenating large strings. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to open a webpage with a crafted flash content.

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 and AIR String Concatenation Integer Overflow 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 and AIR String Concatenation Integer Overflow