Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player Use After Free (APSB17-33: CVE-2017-11215)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0946
Date Published:	14 Nov 2017
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 14 November, 2017
Source:	Adobe APSB17-33
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-11215
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime for Windows 27.0.0.187 Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime for Macintosh 27.0.0.187 Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime for Linux 27.0.0.187 Adobe Flash Player Google Chrome Plugin for Windows 27.0.0.187 Adobe Flash Player Google Chrome Plugin for Macintosh 27.0.0.187 Adobe Flash Player Google Chrome Plugin for Linux 27.0.0.187 Adobe Flash Player Google Chrome Plugin for ChromeOS 27.0.0.187 Adobe Flash Player Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 Plugin for Windows 10 and Windows 8.1 27.0.0.187
Vulnerability Description	An use after free vulnerability have been reported in Adobe Flash Player. The vulnerability is due to the way Adobe Flash handles objects in memory. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted file.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: APSB17-33

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 Use After Free (APSB17-33: CVE-2017-11215) 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 Use After Free (APSB17-33: CVE-2017-11215)