Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player Heap Buffer Overflow (APSB17-04: CVE-2017-2986)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0127
Date Published:	14 Feb 2017
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 15 February, 2017
Source:	Adobe APSB17-04
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-2986
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime 24.0.0.194 and earlier Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome 24.0.0.194 and earlier Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 24.0.0.194 and earlier
Vulnerability Description	A heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Adobe Flash Player. The vulnerability is due to an error in Adobe Flash Player while parsing a specially crafted file. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a victim to open a specially crafted file.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: APSB17-04

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 R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Flash Player Heap Buffer Overflow (APSB17-04: CVE-2017-2986) 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 Heap Buffer Overflow (APSB17-04: CVE-2017-2986)