Check Point Advisories

Mozilla Multiple Products WAV Processing Buffer Overflow (CVE-2012-4186)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-1855
Date Published:	30 Jun 2013
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 25 April, 2024
Source:	CVE-2012-4186
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Mozilla Foundation Firefox Prior to 16.0 Mozilla Foundation Firefox Prior to ESR 10.0.8 Mozilla Foundation SeaMonkey Prior to 2.13 Mozilla Foundation Thunderbird Prior to 16.0 Mozilla Foundation Thunderbird Prior to ESR 10.0.8
Vulnerability Description	A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in Mozilla's Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey products.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your product to the latest update. For information on how to update , go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Mozilla Multiple Products WAV Processing Buffer Overflow protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Web Client Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: Mozilla Multiple Products WAV Processing Buffer Overflow