Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows NDISTAPI Code Execution (MS11-062; CVE-2011-1974)

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
R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70, R65

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.

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 Microsoft Windows NDISTAPI Code Execution (MS11-062) 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:  Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information:  Microsoft Windows NDISTAPI code execution (MS11-062)

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