Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player NULL Pointer Dereference (APSB15-16: CVE-2015-4429)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2015-1006
Date Published: 18 Aug 2015
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Tuesday 18 August, 2015
Source: Adobe APSB15-16
Industry Reference:CVE-2015-4429
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Adobe Flash Player 18.0.0.194 and earlier
Vulnerability Description A null pointer dereference 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 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 NULL Pointer Dereference (APSB15-16: CVE-2015-4429) 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 NULL Pointer Dereference (APSB15-16: CVE-2015-4429)

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