Check Point Advisories

Vortex Media Group Light Alloy M3U File Handling Buffer Overflow (CVE-2013-6874)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1489
Date Published:	28 Apr 2014
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Monday 28 April, 2014
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2013-6874
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Vortex Media Group Light Alloy 4.7.3
Vulnerability Description	A stack buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in Light Alloy media player. The vulnerability is due to a lack of boundary check when handling M3U files. Successful exploitation could allow arbitrary code execution in the context of the target user.

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 Vortex Media Group Light Alloy M3U File Handling 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: Media Player Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Vortex Media Group Light Alloy M3U File Handling Buffer Overflow