Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player Memory Corruption (APSB17-17: CVE-2017-3076)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0497
Date Published:	13 Jun 2017
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 13 June, 2017
Source:	Adobe APSB17-17
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-3076
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime for Windows Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime for Macintosh Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime for Linux Adobe Flash Player Google Chrome Plugin for Windows Adobe Flash Player Google Chrome Plugin for Macintosh Adobe Flash Player Google Chrome Plugin for Linux Adobe Flash Player Google Chrome Plugin for ChromeOS Adobe Flash Player Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 Plugin for Windows 10 and Windows 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 FLV file. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a victim to open a specially crafted FLV file.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: APSB17-17

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 (APSB17-17: CVE-2017-3076) 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 (APSB17-17: CVE-2017-3076)