Check Point Advisories

Intergraph ERDAS ER Viewer Buffer Overflow (CVE-2013-0726)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-1871
Date Published:	24 Mar 2013
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 26 November, 2014
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2013-0726
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A stack buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in the Intergraph ERDAS ER Viewer. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation when parsing ERS file and allows overflowing a buffer.A remote attacker can exploit this issue by sending a specially crafted packet to the target server. Successful exploitation would lead to code execution in the security context of the affected service.

Protection Overview

By enabling this protection, SmartDefense will detect and block malformed ERS 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 Intergraph ERDAS ER Viewer 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: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Intergraph ERDAS ER Viewer Buffer Overflow