Check Point Advisories

Wireshark MPEG File Parser Stack Buffer Overflow (CVE-2014-2299)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1583
Date Published:	29 May 2014
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 02 June, 2014
Source:	Rapid7
Industry Reference:	CVE-2014-2299
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Wireshark 1.10.0 to 1.10.5 and 1.8.0 to 1.8.12
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in Wireshark. The vulnerability is due to insufficient boundary checking when using mpeg file parser. An attacker can exploit this issue to crash the affected application.

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 Wireshark MPEG File Parser 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: Wireshark MPEG File Parser Stack Buffer Overflow