Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player Use After Free Code Execution (APSB14-21: CVE-2014-0553; CVE-2017-2992)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1984
Date Published:	9 Nov 2014
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 05 July, 2018
Source:	Adobe APSB14-21
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-2992
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable?	Flash Player Desktop Runtime Flash Player Extended Support Release Flash Player for Linux Flash Player for Google Chrome Flash Player for Internet Explorer 10 Flash Player for Internet Explorer 11 AIR Desktop Runtime AIR SDK AIR SDK and Compiler AIR for Android
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Flash Player. The vulnerability is due to a use-after-free error while loading specially crafted files. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing the victim to open a specially crafted file.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: APSB14-21

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 R80 / R77 / R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Flash Player Use After Free Code Execution (APSB14-21: CVE-2014-0553) 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 Use After Free Code Execution (APSB14-21: CVE-2014-0553)