Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player Parameter Memory Corruption (APSB13-17; CVE-2013-3345)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-2752
Date Published:	20 Aug 2013
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 24 April, 2024
Source:	CVE-2013-3345
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R70 R71 R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe Flash Player 11.7.700.224 and earlier versions for Windows Adobe Flash Player 11.7.700.225 and earlier versions for Macintosh Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.291 and earlier versions for Linux Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.63 and earlier versions for Android 4.x
Vulnerability Description	A memory corruption vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Flash Player.
Vulnerability Details	The vulnerability is due to an error in Adobe Flash Player while handling special parameters. A remote attacker might exploit this issue by convincing a victim to open a specially crafted SWF file. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects and blocks the transferring of malformed SWF files over HTTP.

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, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Flash Player Parameter Memory Corruption (APSB13-17) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Adobe Flash Protection Violation
Attack Information: Adobe Flash Player Parameter Memory Corruption (APSB13-17)