Update Protection against Apple Mac OS X GIF Image Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
| Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2007-059 | |
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| Source: | Secunia Advisory: SA24479 | |
| Industry Reference(s): | CVE-2007-1071 | |
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VPN-1
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| Who is Vulnerable? Apple Mac OS X version 10.4.8 | ||
| Vulnerability Description An integer overflow vulnerability exists in ImageIO in Apple Mac OS X. an attacker can exploit this issue via a malformed GIF image. GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) is a popular image format. By convincing a user to visit a specially crafted HTML documents or open a malicious web page, a remote attacker could cause denial of service and may execute arbitrary code on an affected system. |
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Update/Patch Available Apply updates: Apple |
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Vulnerability Details This vulnerability is due to an error in the 'gifGetBandProc' function in ImageIO when processing malformed GIF files. An attacker could trigger this flaw via a specially crafted GIF image. Successful exploitation may allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on a target system. |
Protection Overview
By enabling this protection, SmartDefense will detect and block the transferring of malformed GIF files over HTTP.
In order for the protection to be activated, update your VPN-1/InterSpect product to the latest SmartDefense update. For information on how to update SmartDefense, 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.
Additional Information
The Update released on May 13, 2007 includes the following protections:
Apple Mac OS X GIF Image Vulnerability (CPAI-2007-059)
Mercury Mail Transport System Data Vulnerability (CPAI-2007-060)
Multiple Symantec SupportSoft ActiveX Control Vulnerabilities (CPAI-2007-061)
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator SiteManager Multiple Vulnerabilities (CPAI-2007-062)
Sun Java GIF Image Vulnerability (CPAI-2007-063)
VPN-1 NGX R65 & R62
How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the SmartDefense tab, click Application Intelligence > Content Protection > Malformed GIF.
2. In the configuration pane, under Settings > Mode, check Active.
3. Select the following protection:
Apple Mac OS X ImageIO Enforcement
4. Install policy on all modules.
How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: GIF Content Protection Violation
Attack Information: Malformed Mac GIF file
VPN-1 NGX R61, R60 & VPN-1 NG with Application Intelligence R55W
How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the SmartDefense tree, click Application Intelligence > Content Protection > Malformed GIF.
2. In the configuration pane, select the following protection:
Apple Mac OS X ImageIO Enforcement
3. Install policy on all modules.
How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: GIF Content Protection Violation
Attack Information: Malformed Mac GIF file
VPN-1 NG with Application Intelligence R55
How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the SmartDefense tree, click Application Intelligence > Content Protection > Malformed GIF.
2. In the configuration pane, select the following protection:
Apple Mac OS X ImageIO Enforcement
3. Install policy on all modules.
How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
Rule #99868 will appear on the SmartView Tracker.
VPN-1 VSX NGX
How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the SmartDefense tree, click Application Intelligence > Content Protection > Malformed GIF.
2. In the configuration pane, select the following protection:
Apple Mac OS X ImageIO Enforcement
3. Install policy on all modules.
How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
Rule #99868 will appear on the SmartView Tracker.
InterSpect NGX
How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the left pane, select Profiles > Default Protection and select the SmartDefense page of the profile.
2. In the SmartDefense tree, click Application Intelligence > Content Protection > Malformed GIF.
3. In the configuration pane, select the following protection:
Apple Mac OS X ImageIO Enforcement
4. Install security policy on all modules.
How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: GIF Content Protection Violation
Attack Information: Malformed Mac GIF file
InterSpect 2.0
How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the SmartDefense tree, click Application Intelligence > Content Protection> Malformed GIF.
2. In the configuration pane, select the following protection:
Apple Mac OS X ImageIO Enforcement
3. Install security policy on all modules.
How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: GIF Content Protection Violation
Attack Information: Malformed Mac GIF file