Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2011-365 |
Date Published: | 9 Aug 2011 |
Severity: | High |
Last Updated: | Tuesday 09 August, 2011 |
Source: | |
Industry Reference: | CVE-2011-1974 |
Protection Provided by: |
Security Gateway |
Who is Vulnerable? | |
Vulnerability Description | This is a code execution vulnerability. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of user input by NDISTAPI. A remote attacker could trigger this flaw by convincing an unsuspecting victim to open a malicious file. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain complete control over the affected system. |
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.
This protection's log will contain the following information:
Attack Name: Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft Windows NDISTAPI code execution (MS11-062)