Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player Use After Free Remote Code Execution (APSB15-05: CVE-2015-0342)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2015-0397
Date Published: 26 Mar 2015
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Thursday 26 March, 2015
Source: Adobe APSB15-05
Industry Reference:CVE-2015-0342
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable? Adobe Flash Player 16.0.0.305 and earlier versions
Adobe Flash Player 13.0.0.269 and earlier 13.x versions
Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.442 and earlier 11.x versions
Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Flash Player. The vulnerability is due to a use-after-free 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 Use After Free Remote Code Execution (APSB15-05: CVE-2015-0342) 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 Use After Free Remote Code Execution (APSB15-05: CVE-2015-0342)

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