Check Point Advisories

Microsoft DirectShow Crafted MJPEG Stream Handling Code Execution (MS10-033; CVE-2010-1879)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2010-203
Date Published:	8 Jun 2010
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Sunday 14 February, 2016
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2010-1879
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	Microsoft DirectShow is used for streaming media on Microsoft Windows operating systems. It is used for high-quality capture and playback of multimedia streams. Audio Video Interleave (AVI) is a file type that is used with applications that capture, edit, and play back audio-video sequences. A remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in the way that Microsoft DirectShow parses AVI media files. The vulnerability is due to the way Microsoft DirectShow component handles specially crafted compression data. An attacker can exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system via a malicious AVI file. Successful exploitation may allow the attacker to take complete control of a target system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the transferring of malformed AVI files over HTTP.

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 DirectShow Crafted MJPEG Stream Handling Code Execution (MS10-033) 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 DirectShow Crafted MJPEG stream handling code execution (MS10-033)