Update Protection against Microsoft OLE Automation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS08-008)
| Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2008-020 | |
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| Source: | Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-008 | |
| Industry Reference(s): | CVE-2007-0065 | |
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VPN-1
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| Who is Vulnerable? Windows 2000 SP4 Windows XP SP2 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2 Windows Server 2003 SP1 Windows Server 2003 SP2 Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition SP2 Windows Server 2003 with SP1 (Itanium) Windows Server 2003 with SP2 (Itanium) Windows Vista Windows Vista x64 Edition Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 SP6 | ||
| Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability was discovered in Windows Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) Automation. OLE Automation is a protocol that allows applications to share data or control one another. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on an affected system. |
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Update/Patch Available Apply patches: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-008 |
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Vulnerability Details The vulnerability is due to a memory corruption error when using the OLE Automation. To trigger this issue, an attacker could convince a user to visit a malicious web page that will exploit this flaw. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. |
Protection Overview
By enabling this protection, SmartDefense will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability. 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.