Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Forefront UAG Poisoned Cup of Code Execution (MS11-079; CVE-2011-1969)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2011-470
Date Published:	11 Oct 2011
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 03 January, 2012
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2011-1969
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	The vulnerability is due to a vulnerable Java applet that is installed on a browser by the Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) server. A remote attacker may exploit this vulnerability by enticing a target user to open a malicious web-page using a Java-enabled Web-browser. Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to take complete control of an affected system, in the security context of the logged on user.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the transferring of vulnerable .JAR files by the UAG server.

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

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Forefront UAG Poisoned Cup of Code Execution (MS11-079) 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: Security Products Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Microsoft Forefront UAG poisoned cup of code execution (MS11-079)