Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player Security Bypass (APSB16-25: CVE-2016-4178)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0618
Date Published:	17 Jul 2016
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Monday 01 August, 2016
Source:	Adobe APSB16-25
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-4178
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime 22.0.0.192 and earlier Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release 18.0.0.360 and earlier Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome 22.0.0.192 and earlier Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 22.0.0.192 and earlier Adobe Flash Player for Linux 11.2.202.626 and earlier
Vulnerability Description	A security bypass vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Flash Player. The vulnerability is due to insufficient security restrictions while handling specially crafted SWF files. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted SWF file using an affected version of Adobe Flash Player.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: APSB16-25

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 Security Bypass (APSB16-25: CVE-2016-4178) 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 Security Bypass (APSB16-25: CVE-2016-4178)