Check Point Advisories

Adobe Multiple Products Use After Free (CVE-2015-8043; CVE-2015-8042; CVE-2015-8044; CVE-2015-8046)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-1327
Date Published:	18 Nov 2015
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 04 June, 2025
Source:	Adobe APSB15-28
Industry Reference:	CVE-2015-8042 CVE-2015-8043 CVE-2015-8044 CVE-2015-8046
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe AIR 19.0.0.213 and prior 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 Adobe AIR Desktop Runtime 19.0.0.213 and earlier Windows and Macintosh Adobe AIR SDK 19.0.0.213 and earlier Windows, Macintosh, Android and iOS Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler 19.0.0.213 and earlier Windows, Macintosh, Android and iOS Adobe AIR for Android 19.0.0.190 and earlier Android
Vulnerability Description	A use-after-free vulnerability exists in multiple Adobe products. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply 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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Multiple Products Use After Free (CVE-2015-8043) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Adobe Products Violation.
Attack Information: Adobe Multiple Products Use After Free (CVE-2015-8043)