Check Point Advisories

Apple QuickTime JPEG 2000 COD Length Integer Underflow (CVE-2011-3250)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2012-168
Date Published: 14 May 2012
Severity: High
Last Updated: Sunday 24 November, 2024
Source: CVE-2011-3250
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R75
Who is Vulnerable? Apple QuickTime Prior to 7.7.1
Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Apple QuickTime.
Vulnerability DetailsThe vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of certain values while handling JPEG 2000 files. A remote attacker may exploit this issue by enticing target users to open a specially crafted JPEG 2000 file with an affected version of QuickTime media player. Successful exploitation could cause a memory corruption in such a way that would allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block malicious JPEG 2000 files.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your product to the latest update. For information on how to update , go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Apple QuickTime JPEG 2000 COD Length Integer Underflow protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Apple QuickTime Protection Violation
Attack Information: Apple QuickTime JPEG 2000 COD Length Integer Underflow

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