Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2015-0503 |
Date Published: | 22 Apr 2015 |
Severity: | Critical |
Last Updated: | Sunday 26 April, 2015 |
Source: | Adobe APSB15-06 |
Industry Reference: | CVE-2015-0351 |
Protection Provided by: |
Security Gateway |
Who is Vulnerable? | Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.281 on Windows and OSX Adobe Flash Player 14.x through 17.x before 17.0.0.169 on Windows and OSX Adobe Flash Player before 11.2.202.457 on Linux |
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 Avaliable | Apply patches from: APSB15-06 |
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.
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 (APSB15-06: CVE-2015-0351)