Check Point Advisories

GDI PNG Heap Overflow - Ver2 (CVE-2009-2501)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1234
Date Published:	31 Mar 2014
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 31 March, 2014
Source:	CVE-2009-2501
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R77 R76 R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in GDI+. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability via a crafted PNG image file. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

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, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R77 / R76 / R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the GDI PNG Heap Overflow - Ver2 protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:

Attack Name:  POP3.
Attack Information:  GDI PNG Heap Overflow - Ver2