Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player Type Confusion (APSB18-16: CVE-2018-4944)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-0391
Date Published:	8 May 2018
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 08 May, 2018
Source:	Adobe APSB18-16
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-4944
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime for Windows 29.0.0.142 Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime for Macintosh 29.0.0.142 Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime for Linux 29.0.0.142 Adobe Flash Player Google Chrome Plugin for Windows 29.0.0.142 Adobe Flash Player Google Chrome Plugin for Macintosh 29.0.0.142 Adobe Flash Player Google Chrome Plugin for Linux 29.0.0.142 Adobe Flash Player Google Chrome Plugin for ChromeOS 29.0.0.142 Adobe Flash Player Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 Plugin for Windows 10 and Windows 8.1 29.0.0.142
Vulnerability Description	A type confusion vulnerability exists in Adobe Flash Player. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: APSB18-16

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 Type Confusion (APSB18-16: CVE-2018-4944) 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 Type Confusion (APSB18-16: CVE-2018-4944)