Check Point Advisories

Apple QuickTime MPEG Stream Padding Buffer Overflow (CVE-2012-0659)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-333
Date Published:	20 Aug 2012
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 25 May, 2014
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2012-0659
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 heap-based buffer overflow when calculating the padding for an MPEG sample. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted MPEG-2 file. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the security context of Apple QuickTime.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the transferring of a malicious MPEG-2 file to the target.

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 MPEG Stream Padding 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 MPEG stream padding buffer overflow