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IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager Express ActiveX Control Code Execution (CVE-2012-0198)

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Check Point Reference: CPAI-2012-282
Date Published:
Severity:
Industry Reference(s): CVE-2012-0198
Protection Provided by: Security Gateway
  • R75
Who is Vulnerable?
IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager Express for Software Distribution 4.1.1 and prior
Vulnerability Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager Express.
Vulnerability Details
The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of parameters used in a certain method in the Isig.isigCtl ActiveX control. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted web page. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the security context of the logged on user.

Protection Overview
This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

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 IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager Express ActiveX Control Code Execution 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: IBM Tivoli Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager Express ActiveX Control Code Execution