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Update Protection against Mozilla Firefox Plugin Parameter Array Dangling Pointer Vulnerability

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Check Point Reference: CPAI-2010-258
Date Published:
Severity:
Source: Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2010-48
Industry Reference(s): CVE-2010-2755
Protection Provided by: Security Gateway
  • R71
  • R70
Who is Vulnerable?
Mozilla Foundation FireFox 3.6.7
Vulnerability Description
A code execution vulnerability has been reported in Mozilla Firefox. Mozilla Firefox is a web browser developed by Mozilla Foundation. A remote attacker may exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on an affected system.
Vulnerability Details
The vulnerability is due to an error in Mozilla Firefox while handling plugins parameters contained in a malicious <object> tag. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted web page. 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 product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05Protection taband 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 > Web Intelligence > HTTP Client Protections > Mozilla Firefox Vulnerabilities.
2. In the right pane, double-click the Mozilla Firefox Plugin Parameter Array Dangling Pointer 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: Mozilla Firefox plugin parameter array dangling pointer