Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows Memory Corruption (CVE-2010-2738)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2011-327
Date Published:	5 Jul 2011
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Sunday 26 November, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2010-2738
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70, R65
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (gold) for Itanium-Based Systems Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 x64 (64-bit) Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 for Itanium-Based Systems Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 for 32-bit systems Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 x64 (64-bit) Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 for Itanium-Based Systems Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1 x64 (64-bit) Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1 x64 (64-bit) Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 x64 (64-bit) Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 x64 (64-bit) Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1 x64 (64-bit) Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 x64 (64-bit) Microsoft Windows XP SP3 Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 x64 (64-bit)
Vulnerability Description	A memory corruption vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the transferring of malformed TTF 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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75 / R71 / R70 / R65

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Windows Memory Corruption (CVE-2010-2738) 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 Memory Corruption (CVE-2010-2738)