Update Protection against Microsoft Internet Explorer ActiveX Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability (MS07-045)
| Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2007-100 | |
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| Source: | Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-045 | |
| Industry Reference(s): | CVE-2007-3041 | |
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VPN-1
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| Who is Vulnerable? Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows Server 2003 | ||
| Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) ActiveX control pdwizard.ocx. ActiveX controls are reusable software components based on Microsoft Component Object Model (COM). A remote attacker could exploit this issue by convincing a user to visit a specially crafted HTML document or open a malicious web page. Successful exploitation could result in remote code execution on the target system once the malicious page is loaded. |
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Update/Patch Available Apply patches: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-045 |
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Vulnerability Details The vulnerability is due to an error in the ActiveX control. To trigger the vulnerability, an attacker can create a malicious web page that initiates the vulnerable COM Object. Successful exploitation of this issue allows execution of arbitrary code on the vulnerable system. |
Protection Overview
By enabling this protection, SmartDefense will detect and block the vulnerable COM Object. 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 August 29, 2007 includes the following protections:
Microsoft Internet Explorer ActiveX Object IObjectsafety Implementation Vulnerability (MS07-045) CPAI-2007-099
Microsoft Internet Explorer ActiveX Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability (MS07-045) CPAI-2007-100
Microsoft Excel Workspace Memory Corruption Vulnerability (MS07-044) CPAI-2007-101
Microsoft Windows Media Player Skin Parsing Code Execution Vulnerability (MS07-047) CPAI-2007-102
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 ActiveX Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability (MS07-045).
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: ActiveX object memory corruption detected (MS07-045)
VPN-1 NGX R61 & R60
How Can I Protect My Network? Block ActiveX Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability (MS07-045)
1. In the Web Intelligence tree, click HTTP Client Protections > Microsoft Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities.
2. Select the following pattern:
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: ActiveX object memory corruption detected (MS07-045)
VPN-1 NG with Application Intelligence R55
How Can I Protect My Network? Block ActiveX Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability (MS07-045)
1. In the SmartDefense tree, click Application Intelligence > Web > HTTP Client Protections > Microsoft Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities.
2. Select the following pattern:
3. Install security policy on all modules.
How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
Rule #99915 will appear on the SmartView Tracker.
VPN-1 VSX NGX
How Can I Protect My Network? Block ActiveX Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability (MS07-045)
1. In the SmartDefense tree, click Application Intelligence > Web > HTTP Client Protections > Microsoft Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities.
2. Select the following pattern:
3. Install security policy on all modules.
How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
Rule #99915 will appear on the SmartView Tracker.
InterSpect NGX
How Can I Protect My Network? Block ActiveX Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability (MS07-045)
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 pattern:
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: ActiveX object memory corruption detected (MS07-045)
InterSpect 2.0
How Can I Protect My Network? Block ActiveX Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability (MS07-045)
1. In the SmartDefense tree, click Application Intelligence > Web > HTTP Client Protections > Microsoft Internet Explorer vulnerabilities.
2. Select the following pattern:
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: ActiveX object memory corruption detected (MS07-045)