Check Point Advisories

Apple QuickTime obji Atom Parsing Stack Buffer Overflow (CVE-2008-1022)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2008-277
Date Published:	8 Oct 2009
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 04 February, 2014
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2008-1022
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	There exists a stack buffer overflow vulnerability in Apple QuickTime application. The vulnerability is due to improper processing of atoms in QuickTime movie files. A remote attacker may exploit this vulnerability by providing a crafted QuickTime movie file to the target user, causing abnormal termination of the application or potentially causing arbitrary code to be injected and executed in the security context of the current user.

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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Apple QuickTime obji Atom Parsing Stack Buffer Overflow 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: Apple QuickTime Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Apple QuickTime obji atom parsing stack buffer overflow