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Update Protection against Microsoft Windows Movie Maker Memory Corruption Vulnerability (MS10-050)

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Check Point Reference: CPAI-2010-242
Date Published:
Severity:
Last Updated:
Source: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-050
Industry Reference(s): CVE-2010-2564
Protection Provided by: Security Gateway
  • R71
  • R70
VPN-1
  • NGX R65
IPS-1
  • IPS-1
  • IPS-1 NGX R65
Who is Vulnerable?
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Service Pack 2
Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1, Service Pack 2
Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1, Service Pack 2
Vulnerability Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Windows Movie Maker, an application which allows users to create, edit and add special effects to home movies. To trigger the vulnerability, a malicious user would need to send a specially crafted Movie Maker file and convince the user to open it. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. Note that Windows Movie Maker on Windows 7 is also affected.
Update/Patch Available
Apply patches:
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-050 
Vulnerability Details
The vulnerability exists in the way that Windows Movie Maker parses project file formats. Exploitation of this vulnerability requires that a user open a specially crafted Movie Maker project file with an affected version of Windows Movie Maker.

Protection Overview
This protection will detect and block transfer of malformed .MSWMM files over HTTP.

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.

Security Gateway R70/R71

How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the IPS tab, click Protections > By Protocol > Application Intelligence > Content Protection.
2. In the right pane, double-click the Microsoft Movie Maker Malicious Project File Memory Corruption (MS10-050) protection.
3. In the Protection Details window, click on Edit. Choose the protection's Action (Override IPS Policy with: Prevent/Detect), and apply Additional Settings. 
4. Install policy on all modules.

How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries: 

Attack Name: Content Protection Violation
Attack Information: Microsoft Movie Maker malicious project file memory corruption (MS10-050)

VPN-1 NGX R65 & VPN-1 VSX NGX R65

How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the SmartDefense tab, click Application Intelligence > Content Protection.
2. Select the following protection:

Microsoft Movie Maker Malicious Project File Memory Corruption (MS10-050)

3. In the configuration pane, under Settings > Mode, check Active.
4. Install policy on all modules.

How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries: 

Attack Name: Content Protection Violation
Attack Information: Microsoft Movie Maker malicious project file memory corruption (MS10-050)

IPS-1 & IPS-1 NGX R65

How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the IPS-1 Policy Manager, click on the Protection tab.
2. In the Protection tree, click Application Intelligence > Badfiles, and select the Microsoft Office Parser protection group.
3. Click Microsoft Movie Maker Malicious Project File Memory Corruption (MS10-050) (IPS-1 NGX R65 only).
4. In the configuration pane, under Settings, check Active.
5. Click on Install Policy.

How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
Upon attack, the following entry will be logged:

Alert Name: Vulnerability in MS-Office file
Description: Microsoft Movie Maker Malicious Project File Memory Corruption (MS10-050)