Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2015-1316 |
Date Published: | 18 Nov 2015 |
Severity: | Critical |
Last Updated: | Sunday 29 November, 2015 |
Source: | Adobe APSB15-28 |
Industry Reference: | CVE-2015-7652 |
Protection Provided by: |
Security Gateway |
Who is Vulnerable? | Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime 19.0.0.226 and earlier Windows and Macintosh Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release 18.0.0.255 and earlier Windows and Macintosh Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome 19.0.0.226 and earlier Windows, Macintosh, Linux and ChromeOS Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 19.0.0.226 and earlier Windows 10 Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 10 and 11 19.0.0.226 and earlier Windows 8.0 and 8.1 Adobe Flash Player for Linux 11.2.202.540 and earlier Linux AIR Desktop Runtime 19.0.0.213 and earlier Windows and Macintosh AIR SDK 19.0.0.213 and earlier Windows, Macintosh, Android and iOS AIR SDK & Compiler 19.0.0.213 and earlier Windows, Macintosh, Android and iOS AIR for Android 19.0.0.190 and earlier 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 Avaliable | Apply patches from: APSB15-28 |
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.
This protection's log will contain the following information:
Attack Name: Adobe Flash Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Adobe Flash Player Use After Free Code Execution (APSB15-28: CVE-2015-7652)