Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player Memory Leak (APSB15-06: CVE-2015-3040)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2015-0488
Date Published: 16 Apr 2015
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Monday 20 April, 2015
Source: Adobe APSB15-06
Industry Reference:CVE-2015-3040
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Adobe Flash Player 17.0.0.134 and earlier versions.
Adobe Flash Player 13.0.0.277 and earlier 13.x versions.
Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.451 and earlier 11.x versions.
Vulnerability Description A memory leak vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Flash Player. The vulnerability is due to an error in Flash Player while handling specially crafted swf files. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a target user to open a malicious website containing a specially crafted swf file.
Update/Patch AvaliableApply patches from: APSB15-06

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

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Flash Player Memory Leak (APSB15-06: CVE-2015-3040) 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 Memory Leak (APSB15-06: CVE-2015-3040)

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