Update Protection against Microsoft Visual Studio PDWizard.ocx ActiveX Control Code Execution Vulnerability
| Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2007-122 | |
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| Source: | Secunia Advisory: SA26779 | |
| Industry Reference(s): | CVE-2007-4891 |
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VPN-1
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| Who is Vulnerable? Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 | ||
| Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Visual Studio. Microsoft Visual Studio is a software development product for computer programmers. It centers on an integrated development environment which lets programmers create standalone applications, web sites, web applications, and web services. By convincing a user to visit a specially crafted Web page, a remote attacker may trigger this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on an affected system. |
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Vulnerability Details The vulnerability is due to an error in the Microsoft Visual Basic PDWizard.ocx ActiveX Control that fails to properly handle user supplied data. To trigger this issue, an attacker may create a malicious web page that will exploit this vulnerability. Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code on the vulnerable system. |
Protection Overview
By enabling this protection, SmartDefense will detect and block the vulnerable ActiveX Control. Depending on the traffic mix, activating this protection may result in performance degradation.
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 October 28, 2007 includes the following protections:
OpenOffice TIFF File Parsing Integer Overflow Vulnerability (CPAI-2007-120)
Microsoft Windows Kodak Image Viewer Vulnerability (MS07-055) - CPAI-2007-121
Microsoft Visual Studio PDWizard.ocx ActiveX Control Vulnerability (CPAI-2007-122)
Microsoft Word Malformed String Memory Corruption Vulnerability (MS07-060) - CPAI-2007-123
Microsoft Windows RPC NTLMSSP Authentication DoS Vulnerability (MS07-058) - CPAI-2007-124
New Feature for the Block FTP Brute Force Attacks Protection (SBP-2007-09)
Blocking QQ Instant Messenger (SBP-2007-10)
VPN-1 NGX R65 & R62
How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the SmartDefense tab, click Web Intelligence > HTTP Client Protections > Microsoft Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities > Block Visual Studio PDWizard.ocx ActiveX Vulnerability.
2. In the configuration pane, under Settings > Mode, check Active.
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: Web Client Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: Visual studio PDWizard.ocx activeX detected
VPN-1 NGX R61 & R60
How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the Web Intelligence tree, click HTTP Client Protections > Microsoft Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities.
2. Select the following:
Block Visual Studio PDWizard.ocx ActiveX Vulnerability
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: Web Client Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: Visual studio PDWizard.ocx activeX detected
VPN-1 NG with Application Intelligence R55
How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the SmartDefense tree, click Application Intelligence > Web > HTTP Client Protections > Microsoft Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities.
2. Select the following:
Block Visual Studio PDWizard.ocx ActiveX Vulnerability
3. Install security policy on all modules.
How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
Rule #99938 will appear on the SmartView Tracker.
VPN-1 VSX NGX
How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the SmartDefense tree, click Application Intelligence > Web > HTTP Client Protections > Microsoft Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities.
2. Select the following:
Block Visual Studio PDWizard.ocx ActiveX Vulnerability
3. Install security policy on all modules.
How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
Rule #99938 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 Web Intelligence page of the profile.
2. In the Web Intelligence tree, click HTTP Client Protections > Microsoft Internet Explorer vulnerabilities.
3. Select the following:
Block Visual Studio PDWizard.ocx ActiveX Vulnerability
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: Web Client Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: Visual studio PDWizard.ocx activeX detected