Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player Stack Buffer Overflow (APSB17-07: CVE-2017-2997)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0213
Date Published:	14 Mar 2017
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 14 March, 2017
Source:	Adobe APSB17-07
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-2997
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime 24.0.0.221 and earlier Windows, Macintosh and Linux Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome 24.0.0.221 and earlier Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Chrome OS Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 24.0.0.221 and earlier Windows 10 and 8.1
Vulnerability Description	A Stack buffer overflow 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 file.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: APSB17-07

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 Stack Buffer Overflow (APSB17-07: CVE-2017-2997) 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 Stack Buffer Overflow (APSB17-07: CVE-2017-2997)