Check Point Advisories

Apple QuickTime PSD File Parsing Memory Corruption (CVE-2016-1769)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0512
Date Published:	20 Jun 2016
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Tuesday 02 August, 2016
Source:	Apple HT206167
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-1769
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Apple Computer Quicktime prior to 7.7.79.80.95
Vulnerability Description	A memory corruption vulnerability exists in Apple QuickTime. The vulnerability is due to improper parsing of Photoshop files. A remote attacker may exploit this vulnerability by enticing a victim into opening a crafted PSD file. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution under the security context of the user.

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 Apple QuickTime PSD File Parsing Memory Corruption 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: Apple QuickTime Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Apple QuickTime PSD File Parsing Memory Corruption