Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player Memory Corruption (APSB15-23: CVE-2015-5567)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2015-1134
Date Published: 29 Sep 2015
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Tuesday 06 October, 2015
Source: Adobe APSB15-23
Industry Reference:CVE-2015-5567
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime 18.0.0.232 and earlier
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release 18.0.0.232 and earlier
Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome 18.0.0.233 and earlier
Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 18.0.0.232 and earlier
Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 10 and 11 18.0.0.232 and earlier
Adobe Flash Player for Linux 11.2.202.508 and earlier
AIR Desktop Runtime 18.0.0.199 and earlier
AIR SDK 18.0.0.199 and earlier
AIR SDK & Compiler 18.0.0.180 and earlier
AIR for Android 18.0.0.143 and earlier
Vulnerability Description A memory corruption 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: APSB15-23

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 Memory Corruption (APSB15-23: CVE-2015-5567) 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 Memory Corruption (APSB15-23: CVE-2015-5567)

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