Check Point Advisories

VLC Ogg Vorbis Comment Header Format String Denail of Service - Ver2 (CVE-2007-3316)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1071
Date Published:	3 Mar 2014
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Monday 03 March, 2014
Source:	CVE-2007-3316
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75 and above
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A denial-of-service vulnerability has been reported in Videolan Vlc Media Player. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to create a denial of service condition on the affected system.

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, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R70 / R71 / R75 and above

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the VLC Ogg Vorbis Comment Header Format String Denail of Service - Ver2 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:  Media Player Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information:  VLC Ogg Vorbis Comment Header Format String Denail of Service - Ver2