Check Point Advisories

Oracle Outside In OS 2 Metafile Parser Heap Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-3592
Date Published:	24 Nov 2013
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Sunday 24 November, 2013
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Oracle Outside-In, a set of libraries used to decode many file formats. The vulnerability is due to an error while processing OS/2 Metafiles. Oracle Outside-In is embedded in many enterprise applications. This vulnerability can be exploited by causing an application that uses the vulnerable library to handle a malformed file. Successful exploitation can result in execution of arbitrary code or a denial of service condition in the 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 Oracle Outside In OS 2 Metafile Parser Heap 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: Oracle Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Oracle Outside In OS 2 Metafile Parser heap buffer overflow