Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2017-0316 |
Date Published: | 23 Apr 2017 |
Severity: | Critical |
Last Updated: | Tuesday 25 April, 2017 |
Source: | Adobe APSB17-10 |
Industry Reference: | CVE-2017-3061 |
Protection Provided by: |
Security Gateway |
Who is Vulnerable? | Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime 25.0.0.127 and earlier on Windows, Macintosh and Linux Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome 25.0.0.127 and earlier on Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Chrome OS Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 25.0.0.127 and earlier on Windows 10 and 8.1 |
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: APSB17-10 |
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 (APSB17-10: CVE-2017-3061)