Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player Use After Free (APSB15-19: CVE-2015-5124; CVE-2015-5566)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2015-0968
Date Published: 12 Aug 2015
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Sunday 19 January, 2025
Source: Adobe APSB15-19
Industry Reference:CVE-2015-5124
CVE-2015-5566
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Adobe Flash Player 18.0.0.209 and earlier
Vulnerability Description A use after free vulnerability exists in Adobe Flash Player. The vulnerability is due to an error in the way Flash Player handles objects in memory. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing the user to open a specially crafted SWF file.
Update/Patch AvaliableApply patches from: APSB15-19

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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Flash Player Use After Free (APSB15-19: CVE-2015-5124) 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 Use After Free (APSB15-19: CVE-2015-5124)

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