FortiGuard Advisory (FGA-2009-45)

Fortinet Discovers Vulnerability in Indeo Codec
2009.December.08

Summary:

Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs Discovers Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Indeo Codec.

Impact:

Remote Code Execution.

Risk:

Critical.

Affected Software:

For a list of operating system and product versions affected, please see the Microsoft Security Advisory reference below.

Additional Information:

The Indeo codec on systems running Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 could allow code to run on users systems when opening specially crafted content. There are multiple ways that the Indeo codec may be used and may be required by certain applications. The Indeo codec may be required when visiting legitimate Web sites, and in corporate environment line-of-business applications.

Solutions:

  • Use the solution provided by Microsoft (Microsoft Security Advisory 954157).
  • FortiGuard Labs released a signature "MS.Windows.Indeo.Codec.Memory.Corruption", which covers this specific vulnerability.
FortiGuard Labs continues to monitor attacks against this vulnerability.

Fortinet customers who subscribe to Fortinet’s intrusion prevention (IPS) service should be protected against this memory corruption vulnerability. Fortinet’s IPS service is one component of FortiGuard Subscription Services, which also offer comprehensive solutions such as antivirus, Web content filtering and antispam capabilities. These services enable protection against threats on both application and network layers. FortiGuard Services are continuously updated by FortiGuard Labs, which enables Fortinet to deliver a combination of multi-layered security intelligence and true zero-day protection from new and emerging threats. These updates are delivered to all FortiGate, FortiMail and FortiClient products. Fortinet strictly follows responsible disclosure guidelines to ensure optimum protection during a threat's lifecycle.

References:

Acknowlegement:

  • Bing Liu of Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs


Disclaimer:

Although Fortinet has attempted to provide accurate information in these materials, Fortinet assumes no legal responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the information. More specific information is available on request from Fortinet. Please note that Fortinet's product information does not constitute or contain any guarantee, warranty or legally binding representation, unless expressly identified as such in a duly signed writing.

About Fortinet ( www.fortinet.com ):

Fortinet is the pioneer and leading provider of ASIC-accelerated unified threat management, or UTM, security systems, which are used by enterprises and service providers to increase their security while reducing total operating costs. Fortinet solutions were built from the ground up to integrate multiple levels of security protection--including firewall, antivirus, intrusion prevention, VPN, spyware prevention and anti-spam -- designed to help customers protect against network and content level threats. Leveraging a custom ASIC and unified interface, Fortinet solutions offer advanced security functionality that scales from remote office to chassis-based solutions with integrated management and reporting. Fortinet solutions have won multiple awards around the world and are the only security products that are certified in six programs by ICSA Labs: (Firewall, Antivirus, IPSec, SSL, Network IPS, and Anti-Spyware). Fortinet is privately held and based in Sunnyvale, California.