Check Point Advisories

Apple Quicktime Remote Code Execution (CVE-2015-7088)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2015-1456
Date Published:	1 Mar 2021
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Monday 01 March, 2021
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2015-7088
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Apple Quicktime 7.7.8 and prior
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Apple Quicktime. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Apple Quicktime Remote Code Execution (CVE-2015-7088) 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 Remote Code Execution (CVE-2015-7088)