Check Point Advisories

Microsoft DirectShow Video ActiveX Control Stack Buffer Overflow (CVE-2008-0015)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2009-190
Date Published:	7 Jul 2009
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 15 January, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2008-0015
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70, R65
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	The Microsoft Video Control object is a Microsoft ActiveX control that connects Microsoft DirectShow filters for use in capturing, recording, and playing video. A stack buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in Microsoft DirectShow. The flaw is in the way Microsoft Video ActiveX control parses image files. The vulnerability is due to a memory corruption error in the ActiveX control when it is used in Internet Explorer. A remote attacker could exploit this issue by convincing a user to visit a malicious Web page. Successful exploitation of this issue could allow remote code execution on the affected 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-2006-05, 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 Microsoft DirectShow Video ActiveX Control Stack 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: Microsoft DirectShow video ActiveX control stack buffer overflow