Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows Graphics Engine EMF and WMF Rendering (CVE-2005-2123; CVE-2005-2124)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2005-326
Date Published:	28 Jun 2010
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 14 February, 2016
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2005-2123 CVE-2005-2124
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A vulnerability exists in the way the graphics engine of Microsoft Windows processes of EMF and WMF image files. The flaw is a buffer overflow resulting from an unchecked user supplied size field value contained in an image file. This vulnerability, when exploited may allow a malicious user to take control of the affected host. In a successful attack, arbitrary code can be injected into the vulnerable process. The behavior of the target is dependent on the malicious code. When code execution is not successfull, the vulnerable application may 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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Windows Graphics Engine EMF and WMF Rendering 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 Windows graphics engine EMF and WMF rendering