Check Point Advisories

Foxit Reader BMP biWidth Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CVE-2017-17557)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-0509
Date Published:	14 May 2018
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 31 May, 2018
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-17557
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Foxit Reader
Vulnerability Description	A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the BMP processing component of Foxit Reader. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of the biWidth field in a BMP file.

Protection Overview

This protection detects 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 Foxit Reader BMP biWidth Heap-based 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: Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Foxit Reader BMP biWidth Heap-based Buffer Overflow