Check Point Advisories

Apple QuickTime rnet Box Parsing Heap Buffer Overflow (CVE-2012-3756)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-1337
Date Published:	2 Jan 2013
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 09 January, 2025
Source:	CVE-2012-3756
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Apple Computer QuickTime prior to 7.7.3
Vulnerability Description	A heap buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in Apple QuickTime.
Vulnerability Details	The vulnerability is due to a bounds-checking error while parsing QuickTime reference movie files. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing the target user to open a specially crafted QuickTime movie file or stream. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the transferring of malicious data to the target client.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your product to the latest update. For information on how to update , go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Apple QuickTime rnet Box Parsing Heap Buffer Overflow protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: HTTP Client Protections
Attack Information: Apple QuickTime rnet Box Parsing Heap Buffer Overflow