Check Point Advisories

AOL Radio AmpX ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow (CVE-2007-5755)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2008-002
Date Published:	7 Jan 2008
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 07 January, 2008
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2007-5755
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70, R65
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	AOL Radio is a free online radio service provided by America Online. Multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities exist in AOL Radio. These vulnerabilities are due to boundary errors in the AOL Radio AmpX ActiveX Control. To trigger this issue, an attacker may create a malicious web page that will exploit the AmpX ActiveX Control flaws. Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.

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 AOL Radio AmpX ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow 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: AOL Radio AmpX ActiveX control buffer overflow