Check Point Advisories

Apple QuickTime QTVR QTVRStringAtom Parsing Buffer Overflow (CVE-2012-0667)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-366
Date Published:	3 Sep 2012
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 03 September, 2012
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2012-0667
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 signedness error when processing a specially crafted QTVR string. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a victim to open a specially crafted QuickTime VR file with the affected software. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the security context of the logged-on user.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the transferring of a malicious file to the target host.

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 QTVR QTVRStringAtom Parsing 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 QTVR QTVRStringAtom parsing buffer overflow