Check Point Advisories

Unzip Extra Field Uncompressed Size Buffer Overflow (CVE-2014-9636)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-0497
Date Published:	20 Apr 2015
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 21 February, 2024
Source:	Info-ZIP
Industry Reference:	CVE-2014-9636
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Info-ZIP UnZip 6.0 and prior
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Info-ZIP UnZip tool. The vulnerability is due to insufficient bounds checking on user-supplied input while handling ZIP files. A remote unauthenticated attacker can exploit these vulnerabilities by enticing a target user to open a crafted ZIP archive with the "-t" option.

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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Unzip Extra Field Uncompressed Size 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: Unzip Extra Field Uncompressed Size Buffer Overflow