Check Point Advisories

Adobe Multiple Products Buffer Overflow (CVE-2015-8446)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-1417
Date Published:	17 Dec 2015
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 29 May, 2025
Source:	Adobe APSB15-32
Industry Reference:	CVE-2015-8446
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.268 on Windows Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.268 on OS X Adobe Flash Player 19.x on Windows Adobe Flash Player 19.x on OS X Adobe Flash Player 20.x before 20.0.0.228 on Windows Adobe Flash Player 20.x before 20.0.0.228 on OS X Adobe Flash Player before 11.2.202.554 on Linux Adobe AIR before 20.0.0.204 Adobe AIR SDK before 20.0.0.204 Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 20.0.0.204
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in multiple Adobe products. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system or cause application crashes.
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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Multiple Products Buffer Overflow (CVE-2015-8446) 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 Buffer Overflow (CVE-2015-8446)