Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player Security Bypass (APSB16-29: CVE-2016-4277)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2016-0783
Date Published: 15 Sep 2016
Severity: High
Last Updated: Sunday 18 September, 2016
Source: Adobe APSB16-29
Industry Reference:CVE-2016-4277
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime 22.0.0.211 and earlier
Adobe Flash Player Extended Support Release 18.0.0.366 and earlier
Adobe Flash Player for Google Chrome 22.0.0.211 and earlier
Adobe Flash Player for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 22.0.0.211 and earlier
Adobe Flash Player for Linux 11.2.202.632 and earlier
Vulnerability Description A security bypass vulnerability exists in Adobe Flash Player. The vulnerability is due to insufficient security restrictions while handling specially crafted URL of a HTTP request to SWF file. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.
Update/Patch AvaliableApply patches from: APSB16-29

Protection Overview

This protection detects 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

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Flash Player Security Bypass (APSB16-29: CVE-2016-4277) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. 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 Security Bypass (APSB16-29: CVE-2016-4277)

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