Check Point Advisories

Internet Explorer Access ActiveX Controls Remote Code Execution (MS10-044; CVE-2010-0814)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2010-217
Date Published: 13 Jul 2010
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Tuesday 13 July, 2010
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2010-0814
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70, R65
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Access ActiveX controls due to the way that multiple ActiveX controls are loaded by Internet Explorer. The vulnerability is due to the way that Internet Explorer handles memory allocation when instantiating a succession of Access ActiveX controls. To trigger this issue, an attacker may create a malicious web page that contains a succession of Access ActiveX controls and persuade a user to view it. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will allow an attacker to take complete control of the affected system.

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 / R65

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Internet Explorer Access ActiveX Controls Remote Code Execution (MS10-044) 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:  Internet Explorer Access ActiveX controls remote code execution (MS10-044)

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