Check Point Advisories

Autodesk Design Review BMP biClrUsed Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0059
Date Published:	19 Jan 2017
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Tuesday 24 January, 2017
Source:	Autodesk
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Autodesk Design Review prior to 2013 Hotfix
Vulnerability Description	A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Autodesk Design Review. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of biClrUsed field in a BMP file. A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by enticing the user to visit a maliciously crafted web-page or open a maliciously crafted file. Successful exploitation would allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code in the 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 Autodesk Design Review BMP biClrUsed 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: Autodesk Design Review BMP biClrUsed Buffer Overflow