Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Color Management Memory Allocation Buffer Overflow (MS08-046; CVE-2008-2245)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2008-328
Date Published:	23 Mar 2010
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 14 February, 2016
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2008-2245
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Microsoft Color Management System. The vulnerability is due to a boundary error in the Microsoft Color Management System (MSCMS) module of the Microsoft Image Color Management (ICM) component. Remote unauthenticated attackers could exploit this vulnerability by persuading users to open a specially crafted image file. Successful exploitation would cause a heap buffer overflow that could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system. An attack targeting this vulnerability can result in the injection and execution of code. If code execution is successful, the behavior of the target will depend on the intention of the attacker. In an attack case where code execution is unsuccessful, the application that opens the malicious file will terminate abnormally, possibly resulting in the loss of any unsaved data from the current session.

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 Color Management Memory Allocation Buffer Overflow (MS08-046) 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 Color Management Memory Allocation Buffer Overflow (MS08-046)