Check Point Advisories

Apple Safari WebKit Button Column Blocks Memory Corruption (CVE-2012-1520)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-398
Date Published:	14 Oct 2012
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 31 December, 2013
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2012-1520
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A type confusion vulnerability has been reported in Apple Safari. The vulnerability is due to a memory corruption in a WebKit shipped with Safari. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted web page using an affected version of Safari. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to execute 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 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 R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Apple Safari WebKit Button Column Blocks Memory Corruption 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: Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Apple Safari WebKit button column blocks memory corruption