Check Point Advisories

Flexera InstallShield DoFindReplace Multiple Heap Buffer Overflows (CVE-2011-3174)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-136
Date Published:	16 Apr 2012
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 24 April, 2024
Source:	CVE-2011-3174
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Flexera AdminStudio All versions Flexera InstallShield 2011
Vulnerability Description	Multiple heap buffer overflow vulnerabilities have been reported in Flexera Software InstallShield.
Vulnerability Details	The vulnerabilities are due to insufficient validation of certain arguments of the DoFindReplace() method. A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted web-page. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the security context of the logged-in user.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to pass malicious arguments to the vulnerable method.

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 Flexera InstallShield DoFindReplace Multiple Heap Buffer Overflows 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: Content Protection Violation
Attack Information: Flexera InstallShield DoFindReplace multiple heap buffer overflows