Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Remote Administration Protocol Heap and Stack Overflow (MS12-054; CVE-2012-1852, CVE-2012-1853)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2012-351
Date Published:	14 Aug 2012
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Friday 19 April, 2024
Source:	CVE-2012-1852 CVE-2012-1853
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75 R71 R70
Who is Vulnerable?	Windows XP Service Pack 3 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in the Microsoft Windows networking components.
Update/Patch Avaliable	Apply patches from: MS12-054
Vulnerability Details	The vulnerability is due to an error in the way the Windows networking components handle specially crafted Remote Administration Protocol (RAP) responses. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by sending a sequence of specially crafted RAP responses to the target system. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the security context of the logged-on 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, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Remote Administration Protocol Heap and Stack Overflow (MS12-054) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Windows SMB Protection Violation
Attack Information: Microsoft Remote Administration Protocol Heap and Stack Overflow (MS12-054)