Update Protection against Microsoft Internet Explorer Page Refresh Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability (MS09-072)
| Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2009-263 | |
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| Source: | Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-072 | |
| Industry Reference(s): | CVE-2009-3673 | |
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| Who is Vulnerable? Internet Explorer 7 on: Windows XP SP2 Windows XP SP3 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2 Windows Server 2003 SP2 Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition SP2 Windows Server 2003 with SP2 (Itanium) Windows Vista Windows Vista SP1 Windows Vista SP2 Windows Vista x64 Edition Windows Vista x64 Edition SP1 Windows Vista x64 Edition SP2 Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems SP2 Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems SP2 Windows Server 2008 (Itanium) Windows Server 2008 (Itanium) SP2 Internet Explorer 8 on: Windows XP SP2 Windows XP SP3 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2 Windows Server 2003 SP2 Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition SP2 Windows Vista Windows Vista SP1 Windows Vista SP2 Windows Vista x64 Edition Windows Vista x64 Edition SP1 Windows Vista x64 Edition SP2 Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems SP2 Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems SP2 Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Windows Server 2008 R2 (Itanium) | ||
| Vulnerability Description A memory corruption vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer. A remote attacker could exploit this issue by convincing a user to open a maliciously crafted HTML file with Internet Explorer, which will cause the browser to crash and may allow execution of arbitrary commands. |
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Update/Patch Available Apply patches: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-072 |
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Vulnerability Details The vulnerability is due to the way Internet Explorer accesses an object that has not been correctly initialized or has been deleted. To trigger this issue, an attacker may create a malicious web page that will cause Internet Explorer to access exit unexpectedly. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will crash the browser, and may allow execution of arbitrary code on the vulnerable system. |
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/VPN-1 product to the latest IPS/SmartDefense update. For information on how to update IPS/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.