Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2017-0038 |
Date Published: | 15 Jan 2017 |
Severity: | Critical |
Last Updated: | Sunday 15 January, 2017 |
Source: | Adobe APSB17-02 |
Industry Reference: | CVE-2017-2930 |
Protection Provided by: |
Security Gateway |
Who is Vulnerable? | Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime 24.0.0.186 and earlier Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome 24.0.0.186 and earlier Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 24.0.0.186 and earlier |
Vulnerability Description | A memory corruption vulnerability has been reported 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: APSB17-02 |
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.
This protection's log will contain the following information:
Attack Name: Adobe Flash Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Adobe Flash Player Memory Corruption (APSB17-02: CVE-2017-2930)