Check Point Advisories

Apple QuickTime ftab Atom Stack Buffer Overflow (CVE-2014-1246)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1518
Date Published:	4 May 2014
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 07 May, 2014
Source:	Apple
Industry Reference:	CVE-2014-1246
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Apple QuickTime prior to 7.7.5
Vulnerability Description	A stack buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Apple QuickTime. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation on the length of font names when parsing atoms. A remote unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing the target user to open a specially crafted file with the affected application. Successful exploitation could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the currently logged-in 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 Apple QuickTime ftab Atom Stack 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: Apple QuickTime Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Apple QuickTime ftab Atom Stack Buffer Overflow