Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player Memory Corruption (CVE-2016-4188)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2016-0599
Date Published: 17 Jul 2016
Severity: High
Last Updated: Sunday 26 November, 2023
Source: Adobe APSB16-25
Industry Reference:CVE-2016-4188
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime 22.0.0.192 and prior

Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release 18.0.0.360 and prior

Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome 22.0.0.192 and prior

Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 22.0.0.192 and prior

Adobe Flash Player for Linux 11.2.202.626 and prior
Vulnerability Description A memory corruption 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 AvaliableApply patches from: APSB16-25

Protection Overview

This protection detects 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

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Flash Player Memory Corruption (CVE-2016-4188) 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 Memory Corruption (CVE-2016-4188)

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