Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player malformed FLV file Flash memory corruption vulnerability (APSB13-05; CVE-2013-0638)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2013-1296
Date Published: 3 Mar 2013
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Friday 29 March, 2024
Source: CVE-2013-0638
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R75

Who is Vulnerable? Adobe Flash Player 11.5.502.149 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh
Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.262 and earlier versions for Linux
Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.37 and earlier versions for Android 4.x
Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.32 and earlier versions for Android 3.x and 2.x
Adobe AIR 3.5.0.1060 and earlier versions
Adobe AIR 3.5.0.1060 SDK and earlier versions
Vulnerability Description A memory corruption vulneriability has been reprted in Adobe Flash Player. the vulnerability is due to an error while handling specially crafted FLV files. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to open an HTML document containing an embedded malformed FLV file with an affected product. Successful exploitation could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.
Update/Patch AvaliableApply patches from: APSB13-05

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the transferring of malformed FLV files over HTTP.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your product to the latest update. For information on how to update , go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Flash Player malformed FLV file Flash memory corruption vulnerability (APSB13-05) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Adobe Products Violation
Attack Information: Adobe Flash Player malformed FLV file Flash memory corruption vulnerability (APSB13-05)

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