Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player Use After Free (CVE-2015-0310; CVE-2015-0311)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-0076
Date Published:	28 Jan 2015
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 31 October, 2023
Source:	Adobe APSB15-03
Industry Reference:	CVE-2015-0310 CVE-2015-0311
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe Systems Flash Player 11.2.202.429 and earlier Adobe Systems Flash Player 13.0.0.260 and earlier Adobe Systems Flash Player 16.0.0.257 and earlier
Vulnerability Description	A use-after-free vulnerability exists in Adobe Flash Player. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: APSB15-03

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the transferring over HTTP of SWF files exploiting 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 Use After Free 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