Check Point Advisories

Oracle Data ORADC ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2007-046
Date Published:	28 Feb 2007
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 28 February, 2007
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70, R65
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A vulnerability has been identified in the Oracle Data Control (ORADC) ActiveX control.The ORADC ActiveX control is provided by the Oracle Objects for OLE package. It provides data access and operation modifications on the backend database.A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code on the affected system.The vulnerability is due to a validation error in the Oracle ORADC ActiveX control. The application fails to properly handle malformed arguments passed to a certain method. To trigger the vulnerability, an attacker can create a malicious Web page that initiates a vulnerable ActiveX control. Successful exploitation could result in remote code execution on the target system once the malicious page is loaded.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the vulnerable ActiveX Control.

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-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75 / R71 / R70 / R65

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Oracle Data ORADC ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Oracle Data ORADC ActiveX control remote code execution