Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player Stack Buffer Overflow (CVE-2014-9163)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-2298
Date Published:	14 Dec 2014
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 15 May, 2018
Source:	Adobe APSB14-27
Industry Reference:	CVE-2014-9163
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe Systems Flash Player 11.2.202.424 and prior for Linux Adobe Systems Flash Player 13.0.0.258 and prior 13.x Adobe Systems Flash Player 15.0.0.242 and prior
Vulnerability Description	A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Flash Player. The vulnerability is due to insufficient sanity check. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system or cause application crashes.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: APSB14-27

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 Stack Buffer Overflow (CVE-2014-9163) 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 Stack Buffer Overflow (CVE-2014-9163)