Check Point Advisories

Adobe Flash Player Use After Free Code Execution (APSB17-17: CVE-2017-3075)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2017-0496
Date Published: 13 Jun 2017
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Tuesday 13 June, 2017
Source: Adobe APSB17-17
Industry Reference:CVE-2017-3075
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75

Who is Vulnerable? Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime for Windows
Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime for Macintosh
Adobe Flash Player Desktop Runtime for Linux
Adobe Flash Player Google Chrome Plugin for Windows
Adobe Flash Player Google Chrome Plugin for Macintosh
Adobe Flash Player Google Chrome Plugin for Linux
Adobe Flash Player Google Chrome Plugin for ChromeOS
Adobe Flash Player Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 Plugin for Windows 10 and Windows
Vulnerability Description A use after free vulnerability exists in Adobe Flash Player. The vulnerability is due to an error in Adobe Flash Player while parsing a specially crafted SWF file. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a victim to open a specially crafted SWF file.
Update/Patch AvaliableApply patches from: APSB17-17

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 Use After Free Code Execution (APSB17-17: CVE-2017-3075) 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 Use After Free Code Execution (APSB17-17: CVE-2017-3075)

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