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Update Protection against Microsoft Data Analyzer ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS10-008)

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Check Point Reference: CPAI-2010-019
Date Published:
Severity:
Last Updated:
Source: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-008
Industry Reference(s): CVE-2010-0252
Protection Provided by: Security Gateway
  • R70
VPN-1
  • NGX R65
VSX
  • NGX R65
IPS-1
  • IPS-1
  • IPS-1 NGX R65
Who is Vulnerable?
Microsoft Office Excel 2002
Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4
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
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 7 x64 Edition
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems
Windows Server 2008 R2 (Itanium)
Vulnerability Description
A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in the Microsoft Data Analyzer ActiveX Control. Microsoft Data Analyzer is a data analysis software for Microsoft Office XP. Microsoft Data Analyzer allows analyzing and visualizing data and data trends, and is integrated with SQL Server Analysis Services. Reports and graphs generated could be saved as Excel or PowerPoint files. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by convincing a user to visit a specially crafted Web page. Successful exploitation could result in execution of arbitrary code on the affected system.
Update/Patch Available
Apply patches:
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-008
Vulnerability Details
The vulnerability is due to a flaw in the Microsoft Data Analyzer ActiveX Control. When the ActiveX control is used in Internet Explorer, the control may corrupt the system state in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code. A remote attacker could exploit this issue by convincing a user to visit a malicious Web page. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow the attacker to take complete control of the affected system.

Protection Overview
This protection will detect and block attempts to access proscribed ActiveX controls via 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

How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the IPS tab, click Protections > By Protocol > Web Intelligence > HTTP Client Protections > Microsoft Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities.
2. In the right pane, double-click the Microsoft Data Analyzer ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution (MS10-008) 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: Web Client Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: Microsoft Data Analyzer ActiveX control remote code execution (MS10-008)

VPN-1 NGX R65 & VSX NGX R65

How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the SmartDefense tab, click Web Intelligence > HTTP Client Protections > Microsoft Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities > Microsoft Data Analyzer ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution (MS10-008).
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: Microsoft Data Analyzer ActiveX control remote code execution (MS10-008)

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 ActiveX Parser protection group.
3. Click Microsoft Data Analyzer ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution (MS10-008) (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 entries will be logged:

Alert Name: Badfiles ActiveX class in HTML file Alert/Filter
Description: Microsoft Data Analyzer ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution (MS10-008)