Check Point Advisories

Apple QuickTime alis Volume Name Parsing Stack Buffer Overflow (CVE-2013-1017)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2013-2541
Date Published:	8 Aug 2013
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 20 January, 2016
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2013-1017
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A stack buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in Apple QuickTime. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of alis volume names in dref and rdrf atoms. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing an unsuspecting user to download and process a malicious QuickTime file. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can result in the execution of arbitrary code within the context of the currently logged in user.

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 QuickTime alis Volume Name Parsing Stack Buffer Overflow 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: Apple QuickTime Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Apple QuickTime alis Volume Name parsing stack buffer overflow