Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Media Player HeaderExtensionObject Heap Overflow (MS09-052; CVE-2009-2527)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2009-228
Date Published:	13 Oct 2009
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Sunday 27 September, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2009-2527
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Windows Media Player 6.4 handles specially crafted ASF files. Windows Media Player is an application for Windows that supports numerous video, audio, and image formats. ASF (Advanced Systems Format) is a file format that stores audio and video information and is specially designed to run over networks like the Internet. It is a compressed format that contains streaming audio, video, slide shows, and synchronized events. ASF enables content to be delivered as a continuous flow of data. A remote attacker could exploit this issue to take complete control of an affected system remotely.

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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Media Player HeaderExtensionObject Heap Overflow (MS09-052) 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: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft Media Player HeaderExtensionObject heap overflow (MS09-052)