Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows PDF Library JPEG2000 Parsing Out of Bounds Write (CVE-2017-0291)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-0506
Date Published:	13 May 2018
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 30 May, 2018
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-0291
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Edge
Vulnerability Description	An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the JPEG2000 component of the PDF library in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of embedded JPEG2000 streams.

Protection Overview

This protection detects 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 Microsoft Windows PDF Library JPEG2000 Parsing Out of Bounds Write 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: Microsoft Windows PDF Library JPEG2000 Parsing Out of Bounds Write