Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player Use After Free Remote Code Execution (APSB15-05: CVE-2015-0341)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-0275
Date Published:	24 Mar 2015
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Sunday 29 March, 2015
Source:	Adobe APSB15-05
Industry Reference:	CVE-2015-0341
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable?	Adobe Flash Player prior to 13.0.0.277 on Windows and OS X Adobe Flash Player between 14.x to 17.0.0.134 on Windows and OS X Adobe Flash Player prior to 11.2.202.451 on Linux
Vulnerability Description	A Use-after-free vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Flash Player. The vulnerability is due to an error while handling nested objects in the swf file. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted swf file, that can lead to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running the affected applications.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: APSB15-05

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block 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 R80 / R77 / R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Flash Player Use After Free Remote Code Execution (APSB15-05: CVE-2015-0341) 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: Adobe Flash Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Adobe Flash Player Use After Free Remote Code Execution (APSB15-05: CVE-2015-0341)