Check Point Advisories

Adobe Photoshop PNG Image Processing Buffer Overflow (APSB12-20; CVE-2012-4170)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2012-828
Date Published: 16 Dec 2012
Severity: High
Last Updated: Thursday 28 March, 2024
Source: CVE-2012-4170
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R75

Who is Vulnerable? Adobe Systems Photoshop CS6 13.0
Vulnerability Description A heap buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Photoshop CS6.
Update/Patch AvaliableApply patches from: APSB12-20
Vulnerability DetailsThe vulnerability is due to an error while handling certain chunks within a specially crafted PNG file. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to open a malicious PNG file. Successful exploitation would result in execution of arbitrary code.

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

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Adobe Photoshop PNG Image Processing Buffer Overflow (APSB12-20) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Adobe Products Violation
Attack Information: Adobe Photoshop PNG Image Processing Buffer Overflow (APSB12-20)

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