Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player Same Origin Policy Bypass (APSB15-16: CVE-2015-3125; CVE-2015-5116)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-1004
Date Published:	23 Aug 2015
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Monday 31 August, 2015
Source:	Adobe APSB15-16
Industry Reference:	CVE-2015-3125 CVE-2015-5116
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime 18.0.0.194 and earlier Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release 13.0.0.296 and earlier Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome 18.0.0.194 and earlier Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 10 and Internet Explorer 11 18.0.0.194 and earlier Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.468 and earlier AIR Desktop Runtime 18.0.0.144 and earlier AIR SDK 18.0.0.144 and earlier AIR SDK & Compiler 18.0.0.144 and earlier
Vulnerability Description	A security bypass vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Flash Player. The vulnerability is due to an error in Adobe Flash Player while parsing a specially crafted SWF file. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a victim to open a specially crafted SWF file.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply 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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Flash Player Same Origin Policy Bypass (APSB15-16: CVE-2015-3125) 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 Player Same Origin Policy Bypass (APSB15-16: CVE-2015-3125)