Check Point Advisories

IBM Access Support ActiveX GetXMLValue Method Buffer Overflow (CVE-2009-0215)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2009-342
Date Published: 6 Dec 2009
Severity: Medium
Last Updated: Sunday 23 February, 2014
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2009-0215
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description IBM Access Support is part of a suite of several tools used by IBM to provide support to its customers having IBM/Lenovo Laptops and Desktop systems. This product is used by the vendor to remotely examine the product and collect information in order to address any problems or distribute updates. A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in IBM Access Support ActiveX Control. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation in the GetXMLValue() method of IBM Access Support ActiveX control. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing the user to open a crafted html file. In an attack case where code injection is successful, the behavior of the target is entirely dependent on the intended function of the injected code. The code in such a case would execute within the security context of the logged in user. In an attack case where code injection is not successful, Internet Explorer will terminate abnormally.

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

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the IBM Access Support ActiveX GetXMLValue Method Buffer Overflow protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information:  IBM Access Support ActiveX GetXMLValue method buffer overflow

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