Check Point Advisories

Executable File Embedded in JPEG File Vulnerabilities

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2012-102
Date Published: 19 Mar 2012
Severity: Medium
Last Updated: Sunday 28 July, 2013
Source:
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description An arbitrary file execution vulnerability has been reported in JPEG files. The vulnerability is caused while opening a specially crafted JPEG file. An attacker may exploit this issue by enticing a user to open a specially crafted JPEG file with an embedded executable or binary code. Successful exploitation could result in a denial of service condition or code execution.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block malformed JPEG files.

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 / R71 / R70

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Executable File Embedded in JPEG File Vulnerabilities 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:  Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information:  Executable file embedded in JPEG file vulnerabilities

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