Check Point Advisories

Corel PaintShop Pro Insecure Library Loading (CVE-2013-0733)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-3484
Date Published:	27 Oct 2013
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Monday 20 October, 2014
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2013-0733
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A code execution vulnerability exists in Corel's PaintShop Pro. The vulnerability is due to an improper dynamic link library (DLL) search path leading to insecure library loading. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to process an image file from a malicious source. A successful attack would result in execution of arbitrary code in the security context of the affected application.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

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 Corel PaintShop Pro Insecure Library Loading 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: Corel PaintShop Pro Insecure Library Loading