Check Point Advisories

IBM Forms Viewer Buffer Overflow (CVE-2013-5447)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-4004
Date Published:	14 Jan 2014
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Sunday 29 December, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2013-5447
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	IBM Forms Viewer 4.0.0 IBM Forms Viewer 4.0.0.1 IBM Forms Viewer 4.0.0.2 IBM Forms Viewer 8.0.0 IBM Forms Viewer 8.0.1
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in IBM Forms Viewer. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system or cause application crashes.

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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the IBM Forms Viewer Buffer Overflow (CVE-2013-5447) 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: IBM Protection Violation.
Attack Information: IBM Forms Viewer Buffer Overflow (CVE-2013-5447)