Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player Use After Free Code Execution (APSB15-28: CVE-2015-7654)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2015-1318
Date Published: 18 Nov 2015
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Sunday 29 November, 2015
Source: Adobe APSB15-28
Industry Reference:CVE-2015-7654
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
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 AvaliableApply patches from: APSB15-28

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 Code Execution (APSB15-28: CVE-2015-7654) 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 Code Execution (APSB15-28: CVE-2015-7654)

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