Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player Memory Corruption (APSB13-26; CVE-2013-5330)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-0906
Date Published:	17 Feb 2014
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Friday 19 April, 2024
Source:	CVE-2013-5330
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R70 R71 R75 and above
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe Flash Player 11.9.900.117 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.310 and earlier versions for Linux Adobe AIR 3.9.0.1030 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh Adobe AIR 3.9.0.1060 and earlier versions for Android Adobe AIR 3.9.0.1030 SDK and earlier versions Adobe AIR 3.9.0.1030 SDK & Compiler and earlier versions
Vulnerability Description	A memory corruption vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Flash Player. The vulnerability is due to an error in Adobe Flash Player while parsing specially crafted SWF files. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a victim to open a specially crafted SWF file.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block 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 R70 / R71 / R75 and above

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Flash Player Memory Corruption (APSB13-26; CVE-2013-5330) 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 Memory Corruption (APSB13-26; CVE-2013-5330)