Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player Use After Free Remote Code Execution (APSB15-23: CVE-2015-5581)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2015-1176
Date Published: 7 Oct 2015
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Wednesday 07 October, 2015
Source: Adobe APSB15-23
Industry Reference:CVE-2015-5581
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime 18.0.0.232 and earlier on Windows and Macintosh
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release 18.0.0.232 and earlier on Windows and Macintosh
Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome 18.0.0.233 and earlier on Windows, Macintosh, Linux and ChromeOS
Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 18.0.0.232 and earlier on Windows 10
Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 10 and 11 18.0.0.232 and earlier on Windows 8.0 and 8.1
Adobe Flash Player for Linux 11.2.202.508 and earlier on Linux
AIR Desktop Runtime 18.0.0.199 and earlier on Windows and Macintosh
AIR SDK 18.0.0.199 and earlier on Windows, Macintosh, Android and iOS
AIR SDK & Compiler 18.0.0.180 and earlier on Windows, Macintosh, Android and iOS
AIR for Android 18.0.0.143 and earlier on Android
Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Flash Player. The vulnerability is due to a use-after-free 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: APSB15-23

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 Use After Free Remote Code Execution (APSB15-23: CVE-2015-5581) 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 Remote Code Execution (APSB15-23: CVE-2015-5581)

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