Check Point Advisories

Sony Playstation 4 Use-After-Free

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2021-0089
Date Published:	7 Mar 2021
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 07 March, 2021
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Sony Playstation 4 prior version 7.02
Vulnerability Description	A use-after-free vulnerability exists in Sony Playstation 4. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Sony Playstation 4 Use-After-Free 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: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Sony Playstation 4 Use-After-Free