Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2014-1492 |
Date Published: | 30 Apr 2014 |
Severity: | Critical |
Last Updated: | Tuesday 29 April, 2014 |
Source: | CVE-2014-0515 |
Protection Provided by: |
Security Gateway |
Who is Vulnerable? | Adobe Flash Player 13.0.0.182 and earlier versions for Windows Adobe Flash Player 13.0.0.201 and earlier versions for Macintosh Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.350 and earlier versions for Linux |
Vulnerability Description | An arbitrary code execution vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Flash Player. The vulnerability is due to a buffer overflow while handling specially crafted SWF files. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary files on the victim's computer. |
Update/Patch Avaliable | Apply patches from: APSB14-13 |
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, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Adobe Flash Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Adobe Flash Player Buffer Overflow Arbitrary Code Execution (CVE-2014-0515)