Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Time of Check Time of Use Race Condition (APSB15-09: CVE-2015-3081)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-0616
Date Published:	2 Jun 2015
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 02 June, 2015
Source:	Adobe APSB15-09
Industry Reference:	CVE-2015-3081
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe Flash Player 17.0.0.169 and earlier versions Adobe Flash Player 13.0.0.281 and earlier 13.x versions Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.457 and earlier 11.x versions AIR Desktop Runtime 17.0.0.144 and earlier versions AIR SDK and SDK & Compiler 17.0.0.144 and earlier versions
Vulnerability Description	A time-of-check time-of-use race condition vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Flash. The vulnerability is due to an error in The Flash IE broker while parsing a corrupted file. A remote attacker may exploit this vulnerability by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted file, allowing an attacker to bypass Protected Mode in Internet Explorer.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: APSB15-09

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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Flash Time of Check Time of Use Race Condition (APSB15-09: CVE-2015-3081) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
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 Time of Check Time of Use Race Condition (APSB15-09: CVE-2015-3081)