Check Point Advisories

Apple QuickTime PICT File Processing Memory Corruption (CVE-2012-0671)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-384
Date Published:	14 Oct 2012
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 20 October, 2013
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2012-0671
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A memory corruption vulnerability has been reported in Apple QuickTime. The vulnerability is due to an error in the way Apple QuickTime processes specially crafted PICT files. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted PICT file. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the transferring of specially crafted PICT 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 Apple QuickTime PICT File Processing Memory Corruption 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 PICT File Processing Memory Corruption