Check Point Advisories

Adobe Photoshop CS5 Malformed GIF File Code Execution (APSB11-22; CVE-2011-2131)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2012-196
Date Published: 14 May 2012
Severity: High
Last Updated: Monday 25 November, 2024
Source: CVE-2011-2131
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R75
Who is Vulnerable? Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop CS5 and CS5.1 and prior
Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Photoshop CS5.
Vulnerability DetailsThe vulnerability is due to insufficient boundary checking while handling crafted GIF files. A remote attacker may trigger this vulnerability by enticing an unsuspecting user to open a malicious GIF file. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, in the security context of the logged on user. An unsuccessful code execution could terminate the application, resulting in a denial of service condition.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to transfer malicious GIF 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 Adobe Photoshop CS5 Malformed GIF File Code Execution (APSB11-22) 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: Adobe Products Violation
Attack Information: Adobe Photoshop CS5 Malformed GIF File Code Execution (APSB11-22)

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