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.
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 Yahoo! Messenger ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow 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: Yahoo! messenger ActiveX control buffer overflow attempt 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 Yahoo! Messenger ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow 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: Yahoo! messenger ActiveX control buffer overflow attempt 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 Yahoo! Messenger ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
3. Install security policy on all modules.
How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
Rule #99930 will appear on the SmartView Tracker.
VPN-1 VSX NGX R65
How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the SmartDefense tab, click Web Intelligence > HTTP Client Protections > Microsoft Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities > Block Yahoo! Messenger ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow 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: Yahoo! messenger ActiveX control buffer overflow attempt detected
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 Yahoo! Messenger ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
3. Install security policy on all modules.
How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
Rule #99930 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 Yahoo! Messenger ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow 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: Yahoo! messenger ActiveX control buffer overflow attempt detected
