Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player Type Confusion (APSB15-16: CVE-2015-3119)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2015-0868
Date Published: 20 Jul 2015
Severity: High
Last Updated: Monday 20 July, 2015
Source: Adobe APSB15-16
Industry Reference:CVE-2015-3119
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime 18.0.0.194 and earlier Windows and Macintosh
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release 13.0.0.296 and earlier Windows and Macintosh
Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome 18.0.0.194 and earlier Windows, Macintosh and Linux
Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 10 and Internet Explorer 11 18.0.0.194 and earlier Windows 8.0 and 8.1
Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.468 and earlier Linux
AIR Desktop Runtime 18.0.0.144 and earlier Windows and Macintosh
AIR SDK 18.0.0.144 and earlier Windows, Macintosh, Android and iOS
AIR SDK & Compiler 18.0.0.144 and earlier Windows, Macintosh, Android and iOS
Vulnerability Description A type confusion vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Flash Player. The vulnerability is due to an 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: APSB15-16

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 Type Confusion (APSB15-16: CVE-2015-3119) 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 Type Confusion (APSB15-16: CVE-2015-3119)

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