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Oracle Outside In FlashPix Image Processing Heap Buffer Overflow (CVE-2012-1744)

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Check Point Reference: CPAI-2012-364
Date Published:
Severity:
Source: Oracle Advisory 2012-392727
Industry Reference(s): CVE-2012-1744
Protection Provided by: Security Gateway
  • R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Oracle Outside In Technology prior to 8.3.5.6369
Oracle Outside In Technology prior to 8.3.7.171
Vulnerability Description
A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Oracle Outside-In.
Vulnerability Details
The vulnerability is due to a heap buffer overflow when handling FlashPix image files. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted FlashPix image file. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

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.

To configure the defense, select your product from the list below and follow the related protection steps.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

How Can I Protect My Network?

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Oracle Outside In FlashPix Image Processing Heap Buffer Overflow protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all modules.

How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Oracle Protection Violation
Attack Information: Oracle Outside In FlashPix Image Processing Heap Buffer Overflow