Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player Memory Corruption (APSB16-32: CVE-2016-6982)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0881
Date Published:	13 Oct 2016
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 13 October, 2016
Source:	Adobe APSB16-32
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-6982
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime versions 23.0.0.162 and earlier on Windows and Macintosh Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release versions 18.0.0.375 and earlier on Windows and Macintosh Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome versions 23.0.0.162 and earlier on Windows, Macintosh, Linux and ChromeOS Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 versions 23.0.0.162 and earlier on Windows 10 and 8.1 Adobe Flash Player versions 11.2.202.635 and earlier on Linux
Vulnerability Description	A memory corruption vulnerability exists in Adobe Flash Player. The vulnerability is due to an error in Adobe Flash Player while parsing a specially crafted SWF file. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a victim to open a specially crafted SWF file.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: APSB16-32

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 R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Flash Player Memory Corruption (APSB16-32: CVE-2016-6982) 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 Memory Corruption (APSB16-32: CVE-2016-6982)