Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player Type Confusion (APSB15-05: CVE-2015-0336)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2015-0395
Date Published: 29 Jan 2015
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Monday 10 August, 2015
Source: Adobe APSB15-05
Industry Reference:CVE-2015-0336
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable? Adobe Systems Flash Player 11.2.202.442 and earlier 11.x versions
Adobe Systems Flash Player 13.0.0.269 and earlier 13.x versions
Adobe Systems Flash Player 16.0.0.305 and earlier versions
Vulnerability Description A type confusion vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Flash Player. The vulnerability is due to an error in Adobe Flash Player while handling a specially crafted SWF file. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted SWF file with an affected version of Flash Player.
Update/Patch AvaliableApply patches from: APSB15-05

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

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Flash Player Type Confusion (APSB15-05: CVE-2015-0336) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. 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 Type Confusion (APSB15-05: CVE-2015-0336)

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