Check Point Advisories

MPlayer for Win32 Calloc Integer Overflow

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-173
Date Published:	10 May 2012
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Wednesday 29 April, 2015
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in MPlayer for Win32. The vulnerability is due to an integer overflow while handling specially crafted media files. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted media file with a vulnerable version of MPlayer. Successful exploitation would allow attackers to inject and execute arbitrary code on an affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block malicious media 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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the MPlayer for Win32 Calloc Integer 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: Media Player Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: MPlayer for Win32 calloc integer overflow