Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player Heap Buffer Overflow (APSB15-32: CVE-2015-8407)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-1394
Date Published:	13 Dec 2015
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Monday 14 December, 2015
Source:	Adobe APSB15-32
Industry Reference:	CVE-2015-8407
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime 19.0.0.245 and earlier Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release 18.0.0.261 and earlier Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome 19.0.0.245 and earlier Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 19.0.0.245 and earlier Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer 10 and 11 19.0.0.245 and earlier Adobe Flash Player for Linux 11.2.202.548 and earlier AIR Desktop Runtime 19.0.0.241 and earlier AIR SDK 19.0.0.241 and earlier AIR SDK & Compiler 19.0.0.241 and earlier AIR for Android 19.0.0.241 and earlier
Vulnerability Description	A heap buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Flash Player. The vulnerability is due to an error in Adobe Flash Player while parsing a specially crafted file. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a victim to open a specially crafted file.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: APSB15-32

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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Flash Player Heap Buffer Overflow (APSB15-32: CVE-2015-8407) 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 Flash Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Adobe Flash Player Heap Buffer Overflow (APSB15-32: CVE-2015-8407)