Check Point Advisories

Multiple AntiVirus Products ZIP File Scan Evasion Security Bypass - Ver2 (CVE-2012-1462)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-0745
Date Published:	18 May 2015
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Monday 18 May, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2012-1462
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A security bypass vulnerability has been reported in multiple products. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability via a ZIP file containing an invalid block of data at the beginning. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to bypass malware protection and execute arbitrary code and programs 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, 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 Multiple AntiVirus Products ZIP File Scan Evasion Security Bypass - Ver2 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: Malware Traffic.
Attack Information: Multiple AntiVirus Products ZIP File Scan Evasion Security Bypass - Ver2