Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2018-1070 |
Date Published: | 13 Nov 2018 |
Severity: | High |
Last Updated: | Tuesday 13 November, 2018 |
Source: | Adobe APSB18-39 |
Industry Reference: | CVE-2018-15978 |
Protection Provided by: |
Security Gateway |
Who is Vulnerable? | Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime for Windows 31.0.0.110 Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime for Macintosh 31.0.0.110 Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime for Linux 31.0.0.110 Adobe Flash Player Google Chrome Plugin for Windows 31.0.0.110 Adobe Flash Player Google Chrome Plugin for Macintosh 31.0.0.110 Adobe Flash Player Google Chrome Plugin for Linux 31.0.0.110 Adobe Flash Player Google Chrome Plugin for ChromeOS 31.0.0.110 Adobe Flash Player Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 Plugin for Windows 10 and Windows 8.1 31.0.0.110 |
Vulnerability Description | A out of bounds read vulnerability exists in Adobe Flash Player. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. |
Update/Patch Avaliable | Apply patches from: APSB18-39 |
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 Out-of-bounds read (APSB18-39: CVE-2018-15978)