Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player Malicious SWF File Security Bypass (APSB12-14; CVE-2012-2038)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-275
Date Published:	18 Jun 2012
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 23 April, 2024
Source:	CVE-2012-2038
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R70 R71 R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.235 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh and Linux operating systems Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.8 and earlier versions for Android 4.x, and Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.9 and earlier versions for Android 3.x and 2.x Adobe AIR 3.2.0.2070 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh and Android
Vulnerability Description	An information disclosure vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Flash Player.
Vulnerability Details	The vulnerability is due to insufficient security restrictions while handling specially crafted SWF files. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted SWF file using an affected version of Adobe Flash Player. Successful exploitation may enable an attacker to view private user information.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the transferring of specially crafted SWF files.

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 Malicious SWF File Security Bypass (APSB12-14) 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 Products Violation
Attack Information: Adobe Flash Player Malicious SWF File Security Bypass (APSB12-14)