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Update Protection against Adobe Shockwave Player MMAP Size Memory Corruption Vulnerability (APSB10-20)

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Check Point Reference: CPAI-2010-250
Date Published:
Severity:
Source: Adobe Security Bulletin APSB10-20
Industry Reference(s): CVE-2010-2870
Protection Provided by: Security Gateway
  • R71
  • R70
Who is Vulnerable?
Shockwave Player 11.5.7.609 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh
Vulnerability Description
A remote code execution vulnerability has been identified in Adobe Shockwave Player. Adobe Shockwave is a multimedia player that allows Adobe Director applications to be published on the Internet and viewed in a web browser by anyone who has the Shockwave plug-in installed. An attacker can exploit this issue via a specially crafted DIR file. A remote attacker may exploit this vulnerability to take complete control of an affected system.
Update/Patch Available
Apply Hotfix:
Adobe Security Bulletin APSB10-20
Vulnerability Details
The vulnerability is due to a flaw in the DIRAPIX module responsible for parsing the RIFF-based Director file format. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a user to open a malicious DIR file with an overly large length value. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected system.

Protection Overview
This protection detects and blocks the transferring of malformed Adobe DIR files over HTTP. 

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 taband select the version of your choice.

To configure the defense, select your product from the list below and follow the related protection steps.

Security Gateway: R70/R71

How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the IPS tab, click Protections > By Protocol > Application Intelligence > Content Protection > Adobe Shockwave Player.
2. In the right pane, double-click on the following protections:

Adobe Shockwave Player MMAP Size Memory Corruption (APSB10-20)

3. In the Protection Details window, click on Edit. Choose the protection's Action (Override IPS Policy with: Prevent/Detect), and apply Additional Settings. 
4. Install policy on all modules.

How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries: 

Attack Name: Adobe Shockwave Protection Violation
Attack Information: Adobe Shockwave Player MMAP size memory corruption (APSB10-20)