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Juniper Networks IVE ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow (CVE-2006-2086)

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Check Point Reference: CPAI-2011-444
Date Published:
Severity:
Source: Secunia Advisory 19842
Industry Reference(s): CVE-2006-2086
Protection Provided by: Security Gateway
  • R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Juniper NetScreen IVE devices running any of the following OS versions:
4.2r8.1 and prior
5.0 prior to 5.0r6.1
5.1 prior to 5.1r8
5.2 prior to 5.2r4.1
5.3 prior to 5.3r2.1
Vulnerability Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in Juniper Networks IVE.
Vulnerability Details
The vulnerability is due to a boundary error within an ActiveX control. A remote attacker may exploit this vulnerability by enticing an affected user to open a specially crafted web-page. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, in the security context of the logged on user.

Protection Overview
This protection will detect and block attempts to open specially crafted web sites.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your product to the latest update. For information on how to update , 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 R75 / R71 / R70

How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Juniper Networks IVE ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
2. 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: Juniper Networks IVE ActiveX control buffer overflow