Check Point Advisories

IcoFX Stack Buffer Overflow (CVE-2013-4988)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1521
Date Published:	4 May 2014
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 08 May, 2014
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2013-4988
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	IcoFX 2.5 and earlier
Vulnerability Description	A stack buffer overflow has been reported in IcoFX. The vulnerability is due to an error while parsing specially crafted .ico files. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a user to open a malicious .ico file.

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 IcoFX 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: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: IcoFX Stack Buffer Overflow