Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player Security Bypass(APSB15-06: CVE-2015-3044)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2015-0495
Date Published: 20 Apr 2015
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Sunday 26 April, 2015
Source: Adobe APSB15-06
Industry Reference:CVE-2015-3044
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 security bypass vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Flash Player. The vulnerability is due to insufficient security restrictions while handling specially crafted SWF files. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted SWF file using an affected version of Adobe Flash Player.
Update/Patch AvaliableApply patches from: APSB15-06

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the transferring of malicious SWF files.

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 Security Bypass(APSB15-06: CVE-2015-3044) 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 Security Bypass (APSB15-06: CVE-2015-3044)

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