Check Point Advisories

Symantec Norton Internet Security 2004 ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow (CVE-2007-1689)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2011-495
Date Published:	15 Nov 2011
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 15 November, 2011
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2007-1689
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Symantec Norton Internet Security 2004. The vulnerability is due to data validation failure by the ISAlertDataCOM ActiveX control. A remote attacker may exploit this vulnerability by enticing an affected user to open a specially crafted web-site. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution, resulting in a loss of integrity.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to open a specially crafted web-page.

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 Symantec Norton Internet Security 2004 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: Symantec Norton internet security 2004 ActiveX control buffer overflow