Check Point Advisories

Apple QuickTime Targa File Buffer Overflow (CVE-2012-3755)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-1138
Date Published:	16 Dec 2012
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 13 November, 2014
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2012-3755
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in Apple QuickTime. The vulnerability is due to a bounds-checking error. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to process a specially crafted Targa file. Successful exploitation may lead to arbitrary code execution.

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 Targa File 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 Targa File Buffer Overflow