Check Point Advisories

Nullsoft Winamp RIFF INFO Record Heap Buffer Overflow - Ver2 (CVE-2011-3834)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2014-1231
Date Published: 31 Mar 2014
Severity: Medium
Last Updated: Monday 31 March, 2014
Source: CVE-2011-3834
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R77

  • R76
  • R75

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    Who is Vulnerable?
    Vulnerability Description A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in Nullsoft Winamp. The vulnerability is due to a heap buffer overflow while handling a malformed AVI file. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

    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, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

    Security Gateway R77 / R76 / R75 / R71 / R70

    1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Nullsoft Winamp RIFF INFO Record Heap Buffer Overflow - Ver2 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:  Media Player Enforcement Violation.
    Attack Information:  Nullsoft Winamp RIFF INFO Record Heap Buffer Overflow - Ver2

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