Check Point Advisories

Juniper Networks IVE ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow (CVE-2006-2086)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2011-444
Date Published:	1 Nov 2011
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 01 November, 2011
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2006-2086
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in Juniper Networks IVE. The vulnerability is due to a boundary error within an ActiveX control. A remote attacker may exploit this vulnerability by enticing an affected user to open a specially crafted web-page. Successful exploitation would allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, in the security context of the logged on user.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to open specially crafted web sites.

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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Juniper Networks IVE ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow 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: Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Juniper networks IVE ActiveX control buffer overflow