Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player Use After Free (CVE-2016-0984)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0115
Date Published:	14 Feb 2016
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 02 November, 2023
Source:	Adobe APSB16-04
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-0984
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.559 and prior Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime 20.0.0.286 and prior Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer and Edge 20.0.0.272 and prior Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome 20.0.0.286 and prior Adobe AIR Desktop Runtime 20.0.0.233 and prior Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler 20.0.0.233 and prior
Vulnerability Description	A use-after-free vulnerability exists in Adobe Flash Player. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: APSB16-04

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 Flash Player Use After Free (CVE-2016-0984) 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 Use After Free (CVE-2016-0984)